End-stage liver disease: challenges and practice implications.
Nurs Clin North Am
; 45(3): 411-26, 2010 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20804886
ABSTRACT
As the seventh leading cause of death among people aged 25 to 64 years, end-stage liver disease (ESLD) affects many Americans in the most productive years of their lives. Despite the increasing number of individuals who are dying of ESLD, little is documented about their end of life challenges as the disease progresses. The purpose of this article is to highlight specific challenges for people with ESLD, their families, and their implications for health care providers ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, malnutrition, altered drug metabolism, renal insufficiency and hyponatremia, hepatocellular carcinoma, and pain. The authors also present a case study to illustrate disease progression and difficulties facing patients, family members, and providers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Assistência Terminal
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Falência Hepática
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Clin North Am
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA