35 Dermatologic Conditions and Symptom Control Kimberly A. Bower, Gerit D. Mulder, Anke Reineke, Shireen V. Guide Beauty is not in the face; beauty is light in the heart. —Kahlil…

40 Advanced Heart Disease Elizabeth D. Blume, Angela Green My daughter has had heart surgery five times. Now the only option is a transplant. She was at home for a…

32 Respiratory Symptoms Dawn Davies And by and by Christopher Robin came to an end of things, and he was silent, and he sat there, looking out over the world,…

28 Delirium Michelle Goldsmith, Paulina Ortiz-Rubio, Sandra Staveski, Melanie Chan, Richard J. Shaw When a man lacks mental balance in pneumonia he is said to be delirious. When he lacks…

23 Palliative Sedation Amrita D. Naipaul, Christina Ullrich The world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it. —Helen Keller Relief of suffering is fundamental to the…

44 Primary and Acquired Immunodeficiency Disorders Onajovwe. Fofah, Mary B. Fleck, Naimah. Campbell, Sheila Lenihan. Walsh, James. Oleske A happy birth to 150 million infants born this year. May those…

18 Self-Care The Foundation of Care Giving Stephen Liben, Danai Papadatou The best way to become a better “helper” is to become a better person. But one necessary aspect of…

33 Gastrointestinal Symptoms Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, Ross Drake, M. Louise Webster Digestion, of all the bodily functions, is the one which exercises the greatest influence on the mental state of…

41 Cystic Fibrosis Elisabeth Potts Dellon, Jeffrey C. Klick, Walter M. Robinson Vrksasana Magnificent tree reaching upward toward the sky grounding me Miraculous breath flowing throughout my body sustaining me…

31 Pain Assessment and Management John J. Collins, Charles B. Berde, Judith A. Frost There is no nobler goal than achieving the relief of pain and suffering. —Ronald Melzack1 Pain…