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Thousands of people in this country die from heart failure each year despite the best efforts of doctors and modern medicine.
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The time at the end of life is different for each person. Each individual has unique needs for information and support.
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It does, however, make people more susceptible to injuries or infections that could hasten the end of life. The most common causes of death in people with advanced AD are pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration and overwhelming infection of the body.
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PALLIATIVE CARE: Palliative care is an approach to life-threatening chronic illnesses, especially at the end of life.
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Although death comes to everyone, many of us fear it and may avoid dealing with issues that concern the end of life. It is important for you to put your wishes in writing. Otherwise, those wishes might not be known and could not be honored.
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A program that provides special care for people who are near the end of life and for their families, either at home, in freestanding facilities, or within hospitals.
host cell
A cell that is infected by a virus or another type of microorganism.
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Very few people, even if they have told their families they do not want "heroic measures" at the end of life, have left instructions about tube feeding. This leaves physicians in the sort of moral quandary we found ourselves in with Mrs. Wong.
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