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Palliative Care

INTRODUCTION Patients with serious illnesses often have an intense burden of symptoms that are poorly treated, such as pain, dyspnea, anxiety, and depression. These patients also have frequent but often unsatisfying interactions with the health care team, often as a…

Palliative Medicine

Key Points ▪ Palliative care is an interprofessional approach to symptom management and decision making for patients with a wide range of serious illnesses and is not limited to patients who are imminently expected to die. ▪ Palliative care teams…