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Does a person with respiratory failure suffer intensely before dying?
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Should not: A patient with respiratory failure is often on a ventilator with a breathing tube in place. Sedation and pain medications are given to help the patient stay comfortable. Sometimes if a dying patient is not on a ventilator, pain medications and sedatives are given even though they may depress breathing more. This may be appropriate as part of palliative care. No one should suffer intensely.
Answered 3/26/2013
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