1.
Oncol Nurs Forum
; 26(5): 831-2, 1999 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10382174
Subject(s)
Gastrointestinal Agents/therapeutic use , Intestinal Neoplasms/secondary , Intestinal Obstruction/drug therapy , Octreotide/therapeutic use , Palliative Care , Humans , Intestinal Neoplasms/complications , Intestinal Neoplasms/nursing , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/nursing
2.
Hosp J
; 14(3-4): 33-61, 1999.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10839001
ABSTRACT
There are a myriad of physical symptoms which can complicate the care of patients with advanced disease. Without knowledge of and attention to these distressing symptoms, the rest of the work of the interdisciplinary hospice team is greatly hampered. In this article, we review the management of ten prevalent symptoms in hospice care and to identify areas of clinical investigation underway and point of future areas ripe for investigation.