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In palliative care do they help with depression, fatigue, and weakness through the use of mediciine?
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Yes they do: The idea of palliative care is to keep patient comfortable as possible and not do aggressive treatment. In the process what ever improves quality of life is done if that entails treatment of depression, fatigue and weakness. Yes medications can be used to treat symptoms.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: Palliative care is trying to improve quality of life of the patient and his/her family by both medicines and other interventions (counseling, music therapy, etc;}.
Answered 2/17/2013
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