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    The Dying Patient
    • The Dying Patient
      • General references
      • Communication and Clarification of Goals
      • Palliative Care and Hospice
        • Palliative care
        • Hospice
        • Palliative care and hospice reference
      • Advance Planning for Imminent Death
      • Financial Concerns and Disability
      • Legal and Ethical Concerns
        • Legal and ethical concerns references
      • Supporting Caregivers after Death
      • More Information
    • Symptom Relief for the Dying Patient
      • Pain
      • Opioid therapy
      • Other adjunctive therapies
      • Pain references
      • Dyspnea
      • Anorexia
        • Anorexia reference
      • Nausea and Vomiting
      • Constipation
      • Constipation reference
      • Pressure Injuries
      • Delirium and Confusion
        • Delirium and confusion reference
      • Frailty, Dementia, and Neuromuscular Diseases
      • Depression and Suicide
        • Depression and suicide reference
      • Stress and Grief
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