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How / Do we recognize the terminal patient ?
UK Social Security legislation
terminal illness is defined as: “a progressive disease where
death as a consequence of that disease can reasonably be
expected within
6 months
”.
WIKIPEDIA:
“terminal illness is a
disease
that cannot be cured or
adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result
in the
death
of the patient within
a short period of time
.
”
”
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier
.
“Terminal illness is a malignancy which is expected to cause the
patient’s death in a
short period of time—i.e., weeks to several months”