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Terminal Illness Flashcards

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1
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Life expectancy in Canada

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81

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3 leading causes of death

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Heart disease
Stroke
Respiratory infection

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3
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Leading cause of death in infancy

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Cognitive abnormalities

SIDS

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Risk factor for SIDS

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Sleeping position

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5
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2 leading causes of death in childhood

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Car accidents

Cancer

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Major causes of death in young adulthood

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Unintentional injury
Suicide
Cancer
Homicide

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7
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When is fear of death most prominent

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middelage

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Premature death

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Occurs before projected age of 81

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Main cause of death in middleage

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Sudden death due to heart attack or stroke

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Good death

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Free from avoidable suffering for patients, families and caregivers in general accordance with wishes of patient and family

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Kubler Ross 5 stage theory

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Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
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Denial

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Defence mechnaism to avoid implications of illness– adapative in the short term

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Palliative Care

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Designed to make the patient feel comfortable

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Curative care

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Designed to cure patient’s disease

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15
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5 goals on achieving appropriate death

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Informed consent
Safe conduct
Significant survival: Use remaining time well
Anticapatory grief: Work through depression with family
Timely and appropriate death

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Thanatologist

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Study death and dying

17
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Symbolic Immortality

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Sense that one is leaving behind a legacy and will join an afterlife

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Dignity Therapy

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Record everything the patient would want to be remembered by and say their final words

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Aboriginal view of death

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One of four stages of journey of the human spirit through circle of life– spirit, mind and body

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Hospice care

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Acceptance of death in a positive manner, emphasizing relief of suffering and quality of life

21
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SF-36

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Short form health survey: 8 scale profiles of functional status and well being to measure QOL

22
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Denial

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Defence mechanism yo avoid implications of illness

23
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Self concept

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Stable set of beliefs about one’s qualities and attributes

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Self esteem

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General evaluation of self-concept

25
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Bodyimage

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Perceptions and evaluations of one’s physical functioning and appearance

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Possible selves

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Visions of self for the future

27
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Coping strategy of chronically ill

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Passive/ avoidant

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