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I think therefore I am? – The most beautiful sound I ever heard…

Palliverse

As many doors and windows have been left open to allow greater ventilation to allow viruses and other infective materials to be circulated out of the building but the sound of the wind is not the subject of this post. It can change your facial expression in an instant. It can lead to a sudden and rapid expulsion of air from your body.

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

This ensures that the family and the care team honor the patient’s wishes like determining do not resuscitate (DNR) status, using ventilator support, and providing enteral feedings. Documenting care preferences in advance — Planning care early in the disease process is a meaningful way to identify, document, and communicate a patient’s goals.

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Caring for Someone with ALS

Traditions Health

Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control are affected, forcing the person to use a ventilator and/or feeding tube. ALS is usually characterized by pain, muscle twitching or spasms, stiff muscles, or excessive drooling (caused by weak chin muscles), and later difficulty talking, swallowing, and breathing.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. Before you begin writing the advance directive, you can talk to your healthcare providers about the treatments you will most likely be given. Some states ask for both things.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. So on the clinical side, people are really focused on how long do they have to be on the ventilator and managing that. Eric 27:31 They are unrepresented, they’re in the ICU on a ventilator. Should we keep them on the ventilator? Thanks for having me.

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The Case for Palliative Care in the ICU

Hospice News

An intensive care unit (ICU) stay often challenges everyone involved. Integrating palliative care could alleviate some of the suffering through symptom management, improved communication about goals and treatment, and better training and resources for staff. Nearly 75% of patients admitted to the ICU experience distressing symptoms.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In May we did a podcast on KidneyPal (the integration of palliative care in renal disease) , which made us think, hmmm… one organ right next door is the liver. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith. Eric 00:13 And, Alex, who do we have with us today?