hospice ['hɒspis] n.养老院 pacemaker ['peismeikə] n.起搏器 palliative ['pæliətiv] adj.缓和的,姑息性的 主要短语 alcohol and drug abuse 酒精及药物滥用 angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) 血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂 angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) 血管紧...
Early first signs of winter are upon us here in Boston and the conflicting beauty goes hand in hand with my Daddy being in hospice. I know he will be in the presence of our God once he transitions from this life and yet, I wrestle with being Daddy’s Little Girl without having my Da...
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There are concerns about the acceptability of hospice services to heart failure patients, worries about service overload, lack of appropriate knowledge and skills and difficulty in knowing when to refer a heart failure patient for palliative care. In Scarborough, a joint approach by a cardiologist ...
The impact of symptoms on quality of life is not straightforward, however, and additional data are needed to plan appropriately for the health care of this population and the need for specialist-level palliative care, including hospice.22 Studies that illuminate the complex relationships among ...
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It introduces the concept of hospice care to HF patients in a non-threatening way, demystifying what we do and reframing the organisation as one that can improve quality of life, rather than being focused on death.BMJ Supportive & Palliative CareSharon ChadwickMegan Porter...
HF or cannot be safely discharged from the hospital; patients in the hospital awaiting heart transplantation; patients at home receiving continuous intravenous support for symptom relief or being supported with a mechanical circulatory assist device; patients in a hospice setting for the management of ...
"I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院).1 don't have any family left.The doctor says I don't have very long."I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours,vve drove through the city.Shc showed me the building where she had once workedjhe ...
Despite the high prevalence and high physical and psychosocial burden patients with CHF are underserved by palliative care and hospice programs. In this chapter we will describe the pathophysiological processes that underlie the functional complications of congestive heart failure, describe the natural ...