Chronic heart failure
CHAPTER 20 Chronic heart failure Patricia M. Davidson, Phillip J. Newton, Peter S. Macdonald LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • describe the…
Ischaemic heart disease
CHAPTER 19 Ischaemic heart disease Angela M. Kucia, Elizabeth Birchmore LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • describe modifiable biomedical and behavioural risk…
Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease
CHAPTER 16 Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease Robin Ray, Laraine McAnally LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • describe the…
Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
CHAPTER 15 Stroke (cerebrovascular accident) Andrew Scanlon, Jim Kevin LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • identify known risk factors for stroke •…
Advanced dementia
CHAPTER 14 Advanced dementia Esther Chang, Sally Easterbrook, Amanda Johnson, Karen Hancock, Megan Luhr, Kathleen Harrison LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: •…
Palliation in chronic illness
CHAPTER 11 Palliation in chronic illness Christine Haley, James Daley LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • understand historical factors that led to…
Schizophrenia
CHAPTER 12 Schizophrenia Louise O’Brien, Scott Fanker LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • describe the onset and course of schizophrenia • identify…
Role of the interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team
CHAPTER 2 Role of the interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • discuss the concepts underpinning a interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary team approach •…
Developmental and intellectual disability
CHAPTER 7 Developmental and intellectual disability Jennifer Evans, Susan Gallagher LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • explain the differences and similarities between…
Management of chronic pain
CHAPTER 8 Management of chronic pain Joanne Tollefson, Karen Piggot, Mary FitzGerald LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to: • recognise the significant psychological,…
