Palliative care lecture Flashcards
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Palliative care:
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Benefits of palliative care
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Specialist vs general palliative care
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Specialist palliative care services
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In hospices there are lots of specialist services like social workers, bereavement services etc.
Marie curie overnight sitters-based on demand and can be sketchy, patient has to have dying symptoms and is usually only for a night
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The phases and layers of care:
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3 main trajectories of decline at end of life
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RED-eg COPD patient and dips are exacerbations
GREEN-typically dementia patients
Note: Comorbidity is the greatest predictor of mortality
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General predictor of end stage illness
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Key considerations from palliative care perspective
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triggers for palliative care referral
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Challenges of palliative care
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Communication
- Multiple teams involved
- Informing family members and making sure everyone is informed
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Good end of life care
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