Palliative care (derived from the Latin root palliare, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality...
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In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable...
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Hospice (redirect from Hospice care)
other palliative care needs. Hospice care includes assistance for patients' families to help them cope with what is happening and provide care and support...
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Facilities may also have palliative or hospice care teams that will provide end-of-life care services. Decisions about end-of-life care are often informed by...
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Terminal illness (category Palliative care)
diagnosis. Examples include caregiving, continued treatment, palliative and hospice care, and physician-assisted suicide. Decisions regarding management...
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Parkinson's disease (section Palliative care)
and are therefore palliative. Palliative care should be involved earlier, rather than later, in the disease course. Palliative care specialists can help...
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specifically to care in the final months or weeks of life. End-of-life care is more likely to be included in the general term "palliative care". The first...
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Cirrhosis (section Palliative care)
amenable for treatment through palliative care. Because the disease is not curable without a transplant, palliative care can also help with discussions...
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Oncology (redirect from Cancer care)
after successful treatment Palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies Ethical questions surrounding cancer care Screening efforts: of populations...
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Lymphoma (section Palliative care)
availability of pediatric palliative care lead to improved palliative care outcomes in children with cancer?". Journal of Palliative Medicine. 16 (9): 1034–1039...
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