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The Dying Patient
  • The Dying Patient
    • General references
    • Communication and Clarification of Goals
    • Palliative Care and Hospice
      • Palliative care
      • Hospice
      • Palliative care and hospice reference
    • Advance Planning for Imminent Death
    • Financial Concerns and Disability
    • Legal and Ethical Concerns
      • Legal and ethical concerns references
    • Supporting Caregivers after Death
    • More Information
  • Symptom Relief for the Dying Patient
    • Pain
    • Opioid therapy
    • Other adjunctive therapies
    • Pain references
    • Dyspnea
    • Anorexia
      • Anorexia reference
    • Nausea and Vomiting
    • Constipation
    • Constipation reference
    • Pressure Injuries
    • Delirium and Confusion
      • Delirium and confusion reference
    • Frailty, Dementia, and Neuromuscular Diseases
    • Depression and Suicide
      • Depression and suicide reference
    • Stress and Grief
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