A practical approach to symptom management in palliative care.
Doctors in all specialties will be involved in the care of patients with terminal malignant and non-malignant disease where the aim is palliation rather than cure. An understanding of the principles of symptom management in this context is therefore a generic skill that all doctors require. This article provides practical guidance on how to manage common physical and psychological symptoms encountered in palliative medicine.
Harris
Dylan
D
Department of Adult Medicine, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB.
Noble
Simon
S
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