End-of-life care with the heart failure patient in home health: A case study

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 393-398

  Quinn, Christina ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALDACTAZINE; BENZONATATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; CAPTOPRIL; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CARVEDILOL; CLONAZEPAM; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENALAPRIL; FERROUS SULFATE; FUROSEMIDE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LANSOPRAZOLE; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL; MILRINONE; NATEGLINIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; TORASEMIDE; VALSARTAN;

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEADACHE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFUSION; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 28344444765     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200511000-00006     Document Type: Article

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