GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

They’re confused a lot of the time, and so we’re doing a ton of caregiver support. And honestly, a lot of this is for the caregiver because the patient half the time is like, who knows what their ammonia is? But the moment that they become encephalopathic, it’s gone, and we need that caregiver.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

But it sounds from your description that the basic concern would arise there too, that whether it’s the patient or the patient’s family caregivers that have values and goals that are promoting comfort oriented care and, oh by the way, they also completed a POLST, that’s entirely plausible. Karl: Okay.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

Do they have documents in the record like medical orders for life sustaining treatment or a healthcare proxy? And so then you need caregivers to. The post RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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