83B Death and Dying

Question 1

Palliative care

Answer 1

Reduce symptoms without cure
Attends to emotional, spiritual, and practical needs + goals of patients and families
Usually seen via hospice (<6 months to live)

Question 2

increasing dependancy

Answer 2

care expands to include families

Ask: who is helping at home and what do they need help with

Question 3

stages of grief

Answer 3

denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance
(DABDA)

Question 4

What do patients hope for and want to be asked about when dying?

Answer 4

Spiritual matters usually

Question 5

States with Physician assisted suicidie

Answer 5

Oregon
Montana
Washington
Vermont

Question 6

Why does PAS matter?

Answer 6

uncommon but marker for intense suffering
 #1 fear of loss of control 
 #2 fear of loss of independence