Five things physicians and patients should question in hospice and palliative medicine

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 595-605

  Fischberg, Daniel ^a   Bull, Janet ^b   Casarett, David ^c   Hanson, Laura C ^d   Klein, Scott M ^e   Rotella, Joseph ^f   Smith, Thomas ^g   Storey Jr , C Porter ^h   Teno, Joan M ⁱ   Widera, Eric ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Four Seasons   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f Hosparus   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine   (United States)

ⁱ BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

ABH gel; artificial nutrition and hydration; bone metastasis; bone pain; Choosing Wisely ; dementia; heart failure; ICD; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; lorazepam haloperidol diphenhydramine gel; nausea; palliative care; PEG; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; quality of life; single fraction radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BONE METASTASIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEMENTIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; HOSPICE; HYDRATION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN; RECURRENT INFECTION; TERMINAL CARE;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84875228234     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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