Assessment and Management of Fatigue and Dyspnea in Pediatric Palliative Care.  

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Ullrich, Christina K. ; Mayer, Oscar Henry

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Pediatric Clinics of North America vol. 54 no. 05 (Oct. 2007), page 735.
Topik: Pediatric Palliative Care

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: P13.K.2007.05 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Fatigue is one of the most prevalent symptoms in patients with a life-threatening illness. Untreated, fatigue can impair quality of life and prohibit addressing practical needs, psychisocial and spiritual distress, and opportunities for growth and closure at life's end. To this end addressing fatigue is a crucial component of the provision of effective palliative care. Dyspnea is the sensation of breathlessness. the challenge in treating it, however, is that it can come from various different abnormalities so understanding the underlying disorder and the acute abnormality are critical. With that understanding several different treatments can be offered to treat the cause of the dyspnea of palliate the symptom itself.

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