Dying and Death in Oncology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41400
Lawrence Berk, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book brings together in one volume many important topics about death and dying, including the pathophysiology of death, the causes of death among cancer patients, the ethics of death, the legal aspects of death for the physician and for the patient and caregivers, the economics of death, the medical management of the dying patient, including pain and dyspnea, the prediction of death, and the spiritual management of the dying patient. It also discusses other medical and humanistic aspects o…
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- Berk, Lawrence
- Responsibility
- Lawrence Berk, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (v, 185 pages) : 12 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319418612
- 9783319418599 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Attitude to Death
- Death
- Medical Oncology - methods
- Neoplasms - psychology
- Terminal Care
- Abstract
- This book brings together in one volume many important topics about death and dying, including the pathophysiology of death, the causes of death among cancer patients, the ethics of death, the legal aspects of death for the physician and for the patient and caregivers, the economics of death, the medical management of the dying patient, including pain and dyspnea, the prediction of death, and the spiritual management of the dying patient. It also discusses other medical and humanistic aspects of death and dying, such as the historical definition of death and various cultures' and religions' viewpoints on death and the afterlife. Everybody, including every patient with cancer, will die, and every physician will have to assist dying patients. Oncologists face this prospect more often than many physicians. And yet to date there has been no comprehensive textbook on Thanatology, the academic discipline studying death and dying, to assist oncologists in this difficult task. This book will help the physician to understand his or her own relationship with death and to communicate about death and dying with the patient and the patient's caregivers.
- Contents
- 1. Art of Dying -- 2. Dying: What Happens in the Cells and Tissues -- 3. Dying: What Happens to the Body After Death -- 4. Quality of Life at the End of Life -- 5. Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients -- 6. Spiritual Care: An Essential Aspect of Cancer Care -- 7. Religious Views of the Afterlife -- 8. A Historical Perspective of Death in the Western World -- 9. Economic Aspects of Death and Dying in Oncology -- 10. Oncologists and Death -- 11. Pediatric Cancer and End-of-Life -- 12. Symptom Management of the Dying Oncology Patient.
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Immuno-Psychiatry
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat47036
Michael Berk, Marion Leboyer, Iris E. Sommer.
Springer
, 2021.
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- Michael Berk, Marion Leboyer, Iris E. Sommer
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- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 444 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783030712297
- Specialty
- Psychiatry
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Infants, children, and adolescents
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41143
Berk, Laura E.
(6th ed.)
Allyn & Bacon
, c2008.
- Call Number
- RJ 131 B387 2008
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Call Number
- RJ 131 B387 2008
- Author
- Berk, Laura E.
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 800 p.
- ISBN
- 9780205511389
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks use
Treatment of Dry Skin Syndrome : The Art and Science of Moisturizers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31172
Marie Lodén, Howard I. Maibach, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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Dry skin impacts on the lives of many individuals but in most cases it can be adequately managed with current moisturizing products. Certain moisturizers, however, can themselves adversely affect the quality of life by inducing further dryness and eczema and so becoming addictive. In addition, there is a possible link between moisturizing treatments and asthma. Development of moisturizers is a scientific and artistic discipline, where consumer insights are also needed. This new book bridges the…
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- Lodén, Marie
- Maibach, Howard I
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- Marie Lodén, Howard I. Maibach, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 591 p. : 145 ill., 50 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642276064
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Dermatitis - drug therapy
- Emollients - therapeutic use
- Skin Care
- Skin Diseases - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dermatology
- Biochemistry
- Abstract
- Dry skin impacts on the lives of many individuals but in most cases it can be adequately managed with current moisturizing products. Certain moisturizers, however, can themselves adversely affect the quality of life by inducing further dryness and eczema and so becoming addictive. In addition, there is a possible link between moisturizing treatments and asthma. Development of moisturizers is a scientific and artistic discipline, where consumer insights are also needed. This new book bridges the gap between the moisturizers and the skin by covering all the essential information required to tailor the use of moisturizers to particular disorders and patients. Important aspects of skin biochemistry and barrier function are explained, and the ingredients and treatment effects of moisturizers are explored in depth. Careful attention is paid to controversies, including the role of certain moisturizers in inducing dryness/eczema, asthma, and comedones. The information provided in this unique book will enable the reader to go beyond the traditional thinking regarding skin care. The novel insights offered will suggest the properties required for a new generation of moisturizing treatments that more effectively improve the quality of life.
- Contents
- [Machine generated contents note] Pt. I Marketplace and Treatment Aspects -- 1. Moisturizers as Cosmetics, Medicines, or Medical Device? The Regulatory Demands in the European Union / Marie Loden -- 2. Design of Claims Support for Moisturizers / Judith K. Woodford -- 3. Educational Interventions for the Management of Children with Dry Skin / Noreen Heer Nicol -- 4. Dry Skin in Childhood and the Misery of Eczema and Its Treatments / Susan Lewis-Jones -- 5. Use of Moisturizers in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis / Alexander K.C. Leung -- Pt. II Skin Essentials -- 6. Sensory Systems of Epidermal Keratinocytes / Mitsuhiro Denda -- 7. Sensitive Skin: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributors / Michael K. Robinson -- 8. Electron Tomography of Skin / Lars Norlen -- 9. Filaggrin Gene Defects and Dry Skin Barrier Function / Jacob P. Thyssen -- 10. Molecular Organization of the Lipid Matrix in Stratum Corneum and Its Relevance for the Protective Functions of Human Skin / Mila Boncheva -- 11. Desquamation: It Is Almost All About Proteases / Anthony V. Rawlings -- 12. Endogenous Retroviral-Like Aspartic Protease, SASPase as a Key Modulator of Skin Moisturization / Takeshi Matsui -- 13. Vernix Caseosa and Its Substitutes: Lipid Composition and Physicochemical Properties / Steven B. Hoath -- 14. Role of Tight Junctions and Aquaporins in Skin Dryness / J.M. Brandner -- 15. Biomechanics of the Barrier Function of Human Stratum Corneum / Reinhold H. Dauskardt -- Pt. III Dry Skin Disorders and Treatments -- 16. Update on Atopic Eczema with Special Focus on Dryness and the Impact of Moisturizers / Eric Simpson -- 17. Update on Hand Eczema with Special Focus on the Impact of Moisturisers / Mark Wilkinson -- 18. Update on Ichthyosis with Special Emphasis on Dryness and the Impact of Moisturizers / Johannes Wohlrab -- 19. Psoriasis and Dry Skin: The Impact of Moisturizers / Razvigor Darlenski -- 20. Update on Infant Skin with Special Focus on Dryness and the Impact of Moisturizers / Neena K. Tierney -- Pt. IV Ingredients and Treatment Effects -- 21. Composition and Development of Moisturizers / Steve Barton -- 22. Ungual Formulations: Topical Treatment of Nail Diseases / Kenneth A. Walters -- 23. Preservation of Moisturisers / D. Godfrey -- 24. Potential Allergens in Moisturizing Creams / An Goossens -- 25. Formulating Moisturizers Using Natural Raw Materials / Swarnlata Saraf -- 26. Chemical and Physical Properties of Emollients / Jari T. Alander -- 27. Polyfunctional Vehicles by the Use of Vegetable Oils / Chiara Andolfatto -- 28. Effect of Natural Moisturizing Factors on the Interaction Between Water Molecules and Keratin / Noriaki Nakagawa -- 29. Impact of Stratum Corneum Damage on Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF) in the Skin / David W. Koenig -- 30. Water and Minerals in the Treatment of Dryness / Lawrence Charles Parish -- 31. Hyaluronan Inside and Outside of Skin / Robert Stern -- 32. Glycerol as a Skin Barrier Influencing Humectant / Fabrice Pirot -- 33. Use of Urea in the Treatment of Dry Skin / Marie Loden -- 34. Urea and Skin: A Well-Known Molecule Revisited / Susanne Grether-Beck -- 35. Influence of Climate on the Treatment of Dry Skin with Moisturizer / E. Proksch -- 36. Emollient Therapy and Skin Barrier Function / Majella E. Lane -- 37. Skin Barrier Responses to Moisturizers: Functional and Biochemical Changes / Izabela Buraczewska-Norin -- 38. Changes in Stratum Corneum Thickness, Water Gradients and Hydration by Moisturizers / Joseph R. Kaczvinsky -- 39. Skin Moisture and Heat Transfer / Lee Berk.
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