Prof. Dr. John Ellershaw - Dehydration and the dying Patient

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RESULTS Number of subjects 82 Age range 43 - 89 years (median 73) Days until death 1 - 5 days (median 2) No artificial fluid <strong>the</strong>rapy given
BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS (N = 82) Mean Median N.R. Osmolality mOsm/kg 298 295 274 - 295 Creatinine umol/l 177 111 60 - 120 Urea mmol/l 15.5 11.9 2.5 - 6.5 Sodium mmol/l 139 140 133 - 148
Page 1 and 2: DEHYDRATION AND THE DYING PATIENT J
Page 3 and 4: Clinical Scenario
Page 6 and 7: DEHYDRATION Symptoms relieved by lo
Page 8 and 9: INCLUSION CRITERIA > 18 yrs diagnos
Page 10 and 11: CONCLUSION Symptoms: Increased fati
Page 13 and 14: HYDRATION Decreases distress of pat
Page 15 and 16: “It has become our standard of ca
Page 17 and 18: SITE CHANGES OF SUBCUTANEOUS NEEDLE
Page 19 and 20: CONCLUSION Standards of care 16% co
Page 21 and 22: The Dying Patient and Dehydration (
Page 23: CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION Patients adm
Page 27 and 28: Do You Have a Dry Mouth ? 100 80 %
Page 29 and 30: Use Of Drugs Known to Cause Dry Mou
Page 31 and 32: Health Care Professionals Perceptio
Page 33 and 34: DEHYDRATION AND THE DYING PATIENT C
Page 35 and 36: A blanket policy of artificial hydr
Page 37 and 38: Thirst or dry mouth in people who a
Page 39 and 40: It is a responsibility of the clini
Page 41 and 42: Clinical Decision Scenarios Patient
Page 43: Case History 2 Patient is dying and

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