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    Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life
    Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life
    Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life
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    Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Palliative means relieving pain or symptoms without dealing with the cause of the disorder.
    Palliative medicine is such a large and important treatment that it is impossible to deal with every aspect of it.
    This is only a simple guide of what palliative care involves.
    Palliative medicine consists of the supportive care of patients with serious illnesses, and the supportive care that is present for family members.
    The purpose is to increase the quality of life for the patient.
    The aim of palliative medicine is to help people with severe illnesses feel better.
    It prevents or treats symptoms and side effects of disease and treatment.
    It does not necessarily mean end of life or hospice care, even though palliative medicine may be offered as part of these, too.
    It is a comprehensive team method that entails:
    1. Pain and symptom treatment,
    2. Emotional support and counseling, and
    3. Advanced care planning.
    A broad team of health caregivers, from doctors and nurses to counselors, chaplains and social workers, provides the support.
    Palliative medicine is important for all people who are dealing with serious and life-threatening illnesses.
    Much of the center of attention has been on the older population, but palliative medicine is very important for children and their families, too.
    A component of the purpose is to increase awareness about that.
    The purpose is to spark bigger and continued awareness about the availability of palliative medicine through out the course of serious illness among doctors, pediatric patients, and their families.
    Palliative medicine also treats emotional, social, practical, and spiritual disorders that illnesses can bring up.
    When the person believes they are better in these areas, they have an increased quality of life
    Palliative medicine can be provided at the same time as treatments that are meant to cure or treat the disease.
    Palliative medicine may also be provided when the disease is diagnosed, through out treatment, during follow-up, and at the end of life.
    Palliative medicine may be provided for people with illnesses, such as:
    1. Cancer
    2. Heart disease
    3. Lung diseases
    4. Kidney failure
    5. Dementia
    6. HIV/AIDS
    7. ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
    The Difference between Palliative Medicine and Hospice:
    Both palliative medicine and hospice care offer comfort.
    But palliative medicine can start at diagnosis, and at the same instance as treatment.
    Hospice care starts after treatment of the disease is terminated and when it is clear that the person is not able to survive the sickness.
    Hospice care is normally provided only when the person is anticipated to live 6 months or less.
    Palliative medicine can deal with these effects of a person's illness.
    Physical problems
    1. Pain
    2. Trouble sleeping
    3. Shortness of breath
    4. Constipation
    5. Loss of appetite
    6. Muscle Wasting

    Patients and their families face stress during illness that can result in fear, anxiety, hopelessness, or depression.
    Family members may help in care giving, even if they also have work and other duties
    Treatments may be:
    1. Medicine
    2. Nutritional guidance
    3. Physical therapy
    4. Occupational therapy
    5. Integrative therapies
    But the patient may obtain palliative medicine at any phase of an illness.
    The purpose is:
    1. To make the patient comfortable and
    2. Increase the quality of life.
    Palliative medicine is a method that:
    1. Increases the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem related with life-threatening illness,
    2. Through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early diagnosis and proper assessment and
    3. Treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Palliative Medicine
    Chapter 2 Cau

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateOct 24, 2017
    ISBN9781370182275
    Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Palliative Medicine, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And End of Life - Kenneth Kee

      Palliative Medicine,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      End of Life.

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2017 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Palliative Medicine, Diagnosis of Terminal Diseases, Treatments of The End of Life or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need Palliative Medicine)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from the reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Palliative Medicine

      Palliative means relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the disorder.

      Palliative medicine is such a large and important treatment that it is impossible to deal with every aspect of it.

      This is only a simple guide of what palliative care involves.

      What is palliative medicine?

      Palliative medicine consists of the supportive care of patients with serious illnesses, and the supportive care that is present for family members.

      The purpose is to increase the quality of life for the patient.

      The aim of palliative medicine is to help people with severe illnesses feel better.

      It prevents or treats symptoms and side effects of disease and treatment.

      It does not necessarily mean end of life or hospice care, even though palliative medicine may be offered as part of these, too.

      It is a comprehensive team method that entails:

      1. Pain and symptom treatment,

      2. Emotional support and counseling, and

      3. Advanced care planning.

      A broad team of health caregivers, from doctors and nurses to counselors, chaplains and social workers, provides the support.

      What is palliative medicine compared to normal treatment for a cure?

      It improves the patient's medical treatment.

      Palliative medicine can be obtainable in a range of settings, even in the home.

      A number of team members may be required.

      Palliative medicine is important for all people who are dealing with serious and life-threatening illnesses.

      Much of the center of attention has been on the older population, but palliative medicine is very important for children and their families, too.

      A component of the purpose is to increase awareness about that.

      The purpose is to spark bigger and continued awareness about the availability of palliative medicine through out the course of serious illness among doctors, pediatric patients, and their families.

      Palliative medicine also treats emotional, social, practical, and spiritual disorders that illnesses can bring up.

      When the person believes they are better in these areas, they have an increased quality of life

      Palliative medicine can be provided at the same time as treatments that are

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