EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Last Days of Life: Care for the Patient and Family
Chapter 16Last Days of Life: Care for the Patient and Family Jason Morrow 16.1 INTRODUCTION: CARE DURING THE LAST DAYS OF LIFE The last days of life provide an opportunity…
Palliative Care Emergencies in Hospitalized Patients
Chapter 13Palliative Care Emergencies in Hospitalized Patients Paul Glare, Yvona Griffo, Alberta Alickaj, and Barbara Egan 13.1 WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EMERGENCY IN PALLIATIVE CARE? The majority of the care of…
Hospital Care for Seriously Ill Patients and Their Families
Chapter 1Hospital Care for Seriously Ill Patients and Their Families Steven Z. Pantilat, Wendy G. Anderson, Matthew J. Gonzales, and Eric W. Widera Mrs Morton was an 82-year-old woman with…
Prognostication: Estimating and Communicating Prognosis for Hospitalized Patients
Chapter 11Prognostication: Estimating and Communicating Prognosis for Hospitalized Patients Joshua R. Lakin and Eric W. Widera 11.1 WHAT IS PROGNOSTICATION? Prognostication involves two separate tasks. The first requires clinicians to…
Assessing Goals of Care: A Case-Based Discussion
Chapter 9Assessing Goals of Care: A Case-Based Discussion Elizabeth Lindenberger and Amy S. Kelley Whether healthy or facing serious illness, people go through life with a sense of identity, what…
Dyspnea: Management in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients
Chapter 3Dyspnea: Management in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients Margaret L. Campbell and Michael A. Stellini 3.1 DEFINITIONS, PREVALENCE, AND TRAJECTORIES Dyspnea is “a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists…
