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| Title: | Palliative care | Article: | Palliative care Palliate means to relieve.
Palliative care means a relief of suffering for people with serious medical diseases. Cancer is probably the best example.
Palliative care includes
*Pain relief *Symptoms management: treating nausea, weakness, confusion, bladder and bowel problems, shortness of breathes *Spiritual support *Emotional support
The goal is to provide comfort care and increase quality of life for terminally ill person.
Addressing mental health and spiritual needs, palliative care focuses on compassionate care and love.
Home, hospice, or hospitals may be used in specialized palliative care programs for cancer.
Family may need to develop a plan for managing financial expenses, loss of income, transport, shopping, cooking needs Medical professionals can provide valuable advice for suffering families.
High-quality palliative care makes the difference between a death with dignity and one in which suffering is terrible and prolonged.
| Author: | Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD | System: | General | Subject: | Cancer | Abstract: | Palliative care means a relief of suffering for people with serious medical diseases. Cancer is probably the best example.
| Website: | http://www.kavokin.com | Time: | 19:40 | Reference: | http://www.rdoctor.com | Reference 2: | http://www.symptomat.com |
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