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What is the life expectancy of an old woman with renal failure, end stage dementia, incontinent?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends: If the renal failure is end-stage, and requires dialysis; but, refuses dialysis, then days. If incontinence and dementia are due to a stroke, then, life may go on for months. However, dementia of the alzheimer's type and the incontinence is merely stress urinary incontinence, the patient may go on for years.
Answered 12/1/2017
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Difficult to say: Signs that someone is nearing the end of life include weight loss, decreased speech (fewer than 6 words per day), need for medical interventions like IV fluids, frequent infections, not walking any longer and decreased interactivity with others.
Answered 2/12/2019
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