GeriQBank · Topic
Palliative care, pain, advance care planning and bereavement.
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Primary source: Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 7th ed. — Ch. 17 "Ethical Issues in the Care of Older Persons" (Table 17-2); Pathy's 6th ed. Indian legal position from Supreme Court judgments and MoHFW/ICMR documents. An advance…
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End of life refers to the last 12 months of life; the terminal phase refers to the last few days or hours. Not every patient has a recognisable terminal phase — some die suddenly, as in massive pulmonary embolism or terminal…
care High-Yield Points Definition and Epidemiology Chronic (persistent) pain is pain that persists or recurs for more than 3 months, beyond the expected period of tissue healing. It is regarded as a disease in its own right, not merely…
Hospice is a comprehensive care system for patients with limited life expectancy, living at home or in institutional settings. It is simultaneously a philosophy of care and an organised, highly structured system for delivering care,…
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ADVANCE CARE PLANNING — 15 MARKS DEFINITION AND TERMINOLOGY Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of discussing and recording a person's values, goals and wishes for future care and treatment, and documenting them in an Advance Care…
END-OF-LIFE CARE ISSUES — 15 MARKS DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE End of life refers to the last 12 months of life; terminal care refers to the last few days or hours. For many people with a life-limiting illness there is a period of hours to…
constipation and breathlessness; evolution in India High-Yield Points Definition and Principles WHO definition — palliative care improves the quality of life (QOL) of patients and families facing a life-threatening illness by giving…
Angled at the issues themselves; the symptom-control detail sits in Question 2 and is only summarised here. Failure to diagnose dying is the commonest single failure in end-of-life care. Unless the possibility is actively considered,…
Bereavement is the objective state of having lost someone significant through death. Grief is the personal emotional, cognitive, physical and behavioural reaction to that loss. Mourning is the publicly and culturally patterned…
Heart failure follows a fluctuating, unpredictable course with heavy symptoms and poor quality of life. Guidelines advise palliative and supportive care alongside life-prolonging treatment, not only in the last days. Palliative care, as…