End stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also referred to as stage 4 COPD, is the most severe stage of the condition. It can cause symptoms such as difficulty walking, frequent lung infections, and more. Some coping methods may help. ...
Therefore, the majority of patients with end-stage IPD will be cared for in hospitals, care homes and community settings. This article will focus on the main signs and symptoms of IPD that lead to morbidity and which are predictors of mortality. A case example of a man with advanced IPD ...
End-stage renal disease can present with a constellation of signs and symptoms. Some include volume overload refractory to diuretics, hypertension poorly responsive to medication, anemia, mineral and bone disorders, and metabolic derangements including hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, metabolic acidosis, hypo/hy...
Thus, treating psychiatric conditions in end-stage cancer patients is reaching a watershed in terms of both practice and research opportunities to assess treatment effectiveness (cf [46]). Key to addressing end-stage patients’ psychiatric symptoms and disorders, especially going forward, is the effec...
1 Studies suggest that physicians and patients are ambivalent about talking about death and often avoid these conversations.2-13 To date, however, research has not examined whether these discussions are associated with patients' psychological distress or medical care near death. Without this information...
The need for greater recognition of and research into symptom prevalence and causes, and interventions to alleviate them, is urgent. 展开 关键词: end-stage renal disease, symptoms, symptom prevalence, systematic review, dialysis DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2006.10.001 ...
Patients with advanced renal failure experience a symptom burden and impairment of quality of life similar to that of patients with terminal malignancy. 展开 关键词: cancer CKD stage 5 conservative management end-stage renal disease quality of life symptoms ...
Minimum Data Set data include a detailed assessment of individuals’ cognitive and functional status, mood and behavioral symptoms, medications, therapies (including hospice, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy), and treatments received through NH care. The linkage of these data sets is accomplished ...
Erectile Dysfunction and Risk of End Stage Renal Disease Requiring Dialysis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study Yuan-Chi Shen1,2, Shih-Feng Weng3,4, Jhi-Joung Wang3, Kai-Jen Tien5,6* 1 Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2 ...
To better elucidate the potential connection among activity level, physical demand, and FAI in the progression of hip OA, the purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the frequency of FAI deformity between matched groups of military veterans and civilian patients with end-stage hip OA. ...