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92 yr old female. CHF diagnosis. Arterial Stenosis since childhood. Pacemaker still working ... hospice now. How much care does she need? She wants no medication and internist agrees. She wants pace ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. (Prof.) Subroto Mandal
( Cardiologist)
We are considering hospice at home care for a 90 year old women with heart failure , COPD ... in her lungs. It seems there are many benefits to hospice what if any are the cons. ... View answer
neurologists said a diagnosis is impossible until postmortem. Are there any new drugs or protocols that you are aware of that I can try on him. He has been in and out of Hospice. I need an honest answer -... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Suresh Heijebu
( General & Family Physician)
pneumonia . Even though I have her power of attorney, I was never told about the diagnosis. When she went home, she had home health care and now hospice. I learned the diagnosis from a home health... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Suresh Heijebu
( General & Family Physician)
agreed that we if we could get him up, we should. Hospice would only allow the P/T one visit to train 2 ... dose (has had reactions to plavix, toprol, and other drugs. Now Hospice is suggesting a low dose of ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha
( General & Family Physician)
my father is in hospicediagnosis lung cancer with mets to right hip, liver and lymph nodes. he was ... twice since going to inpatient hospice and receiving morphine, Haldol, Ativan and valium. The ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Athish Peter Margos R
( General & Family Physician)
American woman to inform her daughter that she should be placed in hospice. The doctor made the cancer diagnosis three dys ago. April 19. What essential questions should I, a son ask my mom s doctor about... View answer
My 88 year old mother has the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon. The gastroentrologist said ... two surgeries and chemo so has elected to do nothing. She was in hospice but is now in a nursing home ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Saad Sultan
( General & Family Physician)
my husband was diagnosis with esouhgus cancer 4/15 we did 6 weeks of radition 6 weeklyof chemo then ... paracenthis average 1 1/2 litters weekly . under hospice care .my neighbor wants me to ask about carrot... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
( General Surgeon)
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