Care of patients and families at the end of life and during…
Care of patients and families at the end of life and during the last few weeks or months of life that builds on the palliative care model to minimize suffering by providing appropriate symptom management and emotional support.
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Questions seeking responses either directly from the patient or from his or her surrogate decision maker in building the goals-of-care framework would include which of the following? I. Will we get sued if the patient dies? II. What is important to her/him/them? III. What would “intolerable days” be like for the patient? IV. What religious, spiritual, and cultural beliefs influence end-of-life decision making?
Read DetailsDisadvantages of home liquid O2 systems include which of the…
Disadvantages of home liquid O2 systems include which of the following?1. Oxygen is lost when not used (because of venting).2. The low temperature of liquid O2 can be a hazard.3. Liquid O2 must be delivered when needed.4. Provide large volumes.
Read DetailsA cardiopulmonary exercise evaluation is conducted on a p…
A cardiopulmonary exercise evaluation is conducted on a patient before participation in pulmonary rehabilitation for what purposes? I. to quantify the patient’s baseline exercise capacity II. to develop an exercise prescription (including target heart rate) III. to determine how much desaturation occurs with exercise
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