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What exactly does "palliative" mean when doctors say a patient is palliative? does it means that the patient is terminal and requires comfort measures or can it also mean that the patient requires comfort measures but need not be terminal?
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Pain Relief: There is no correlation with the term "palliative" and the patient's overall condition. Palliative can mean something as simple as an ice pack on your forehead when you have a headache, or adjusting someone's denture if they have a sore spot in their mouth. At the end of life, it usually refers to keeping someone comfortable as they pass. So, the condition can be serious or benign.
Answered 6/23/2017
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Need not be terminal: Too many medical problems ,comfort measures Can get hospitalised can have IV minimise aggressive measures
Answered 6/23/2017
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Palliative care: is for people w/serious illness but may be provided along w/conventional treatments. It is aimed at giving the best quality of life in the process. So, a person may not necessarily be terminal. Peace and good health.
Answered 6/24/2017
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