Comfort and incidence of abnormal serum sodium, BUN, creatinine and osmolality in dehydration of terminal illness

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Vullo Navich, Kimberly ^a   Smith, Shirley ^b   Andrews, Maria ^b   Levine, Alan M ^c   Tischler, James F ^b   Veglia, Jeanne M ^b  

^a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Marywood College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLARITY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032011061     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990919801500205     Document Type: Article

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