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Palliative Care
Palliative Care
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Who receives Palliative Care?
Individuals struggling with various diseases
Patient
Therapists and Spiritual
Counselors
Family
Home Health
Aides Social Workers
Pharmacists
Multiple Issues Cause Suffering
Disease Management Physical Psychological
•Diagnosis •Pain, dyspnea & other •Anxiety
•Prognostication symptoms •Depression
•Management •Function, fluids, nutrition •Distress
4 – Sudden
3 – Cancer
Death