Palliative Care at the Very End of Life - Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Palliative Care at the Very End of Life - Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Palliative Care at the Very End of Life - Dartmouth-Hitchcock
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Fears<br />
…Changes Changes in Respir<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Suffoc<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Management<br />
OPIOIDS!!! (Cochrane review-evidence review evidence strong)<br />
Evalu<strong>at</strong>e use <strong>of</strong> fans or fresh air<br />
Position<br />
Provide O 2 via nasal cannula<br />
Tre<strong>at</strong> anxiety from bre<strong>at</strong>hlessness<br />
Tre<strong>at</strong> “de<strong>at</strong>h de<strong>at</strong>h r<strong>at</strong>tle” r<strong>at</strong>tle as appropri<strong>at</strong>e-Positioning,<br />
appropri<strong>at</strong>e Positioning,<br />
anticholinergics, anticholinergics,<br />
do not deep suction-suction suction suction only<br />
oral secretions if helpful