The most practical book available for caring for the needs of dying patients and their families ..End of Life Care: A Practical Guideoffers unmatched coverage of all the real-world issues and challenges that arise daily for those caring for dying patients and their families. The Second Edition has been made even more essential with the addition of chapter-ending questions and answers, the addition of the latest guidelines and evidence-based information on outcomes in end of life care and on prognosis in cardiac and neurological disease. You will also find a new chapter on multicultural medicine and an increased number of algorithms to assist you through decision making on complicated clinical, legal, and ethical issues. ..