Palliative care 2017
Why should we evaluate? When… ? How… ?
Why……. •
to list all complaints
to accomplish proactive care to check what your doing!
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• to integrate a proactive attitude -> apply method of palliative reasoning “ the sooner any symptom load is diminished, the sooner improvement (stabilizing) QoL, and, if treatment not effective, switch to another”
When……. • as soon as you expect any treatment effect • Pain medication -> 24 hrs • RT for bone mets -> 4 weeks
How……. •
simply by asking? Yes, but……….
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19-Oct-17
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