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Helping patients navigate the last days of life in the community can be a significant challenge for primary healthcare professionals.... View Article
Navigating the last days of life can feel like an insurmountable challenge; both for people with a terminal illness and for the... View Article
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Nausea and vomiting in the last days of life are often a cause of significant distress for patients and their family/whānau. A... View Article
When delirium occurs in the last days of life it is usually irreversible. Pharmacological treatment is only required for patients... View Article
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Excessive respiratory secretions result when the person becomes too weak to clear their airways in the last days of life. The... View Article
Physical symptoms commonly experienced by people with advanced dementia include pain, difficulties with hydration and nutrition,... View Article
Advanced dementia is a terminal condition for which palliative care is appropriate, however, knowing when to initiate this process... View Article
Methylnaltrexone injections are now subsidised for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation for patients in palliative care.... View Article
In late 2011 we published an article on end-of-life care for patients with respiratory failure, contributed by Professor D. Robin... View Article
This article contains some information on the use of inhaled medicines for COPD treatment that is no longer current. More recent... View Article
Pain is estimated to be the most prevalent symptom preceding all deaths occurring in a palliative care setting. Strong opioids... View Article
Syringe drivers are often required to provide medicines for symptom management in patients who are terminally ill. They provide... View Article
Breathlessness is a complex and subjective symptom that is commonly experienced by people who are nearing the end of life. Once... View Article
An ageing population, earlier diagnosis and advances in oncology treatment are contributing to a rising number of cancer survivors... View Article
It is increasingly apparent that our current model of care does not provide what is best for patients at end-of-life. No one clinical... View Article
This article has been removed as the Liverpool Care Pathway was discontinued in 2014 following a national review in the United... View Article
Many older people suffer from the “anorexia of ageing”. The best option for treating malnutrition is to enhance normal... View Article
The development and marketing of anti-ageing products is a multi-million dollar industry. There is no shortage of remedies and... View Article