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A member asked:
Grandpa put on hospice, his pneumonia has been off and on 3 to 4 months. also has copd/aneurisms. will hospice still fight pneumonia with antibiotics?
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Depends: This is a discussion you need to have with his MD and the hospice staff. Most time hospice give only comfort care to terminal patients and not vigorous medical treatment
Answered 4/17/2015
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