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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for end of life issues
  1. End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to spend your final days Which treatments for end-of-life care you wish to receive What type of palliative care and hospice care you wish to receive Advance directives can help make your wishes clear to your family and health care providers.
  2. Medical Ethics (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... an ethical aspect. For example, there are ethical issues relating to : End of life care: Should a patient receive nutrition? What about ...
  3. Suicide (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is suicide? Suicide is the taking of one's own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. ...
  4. Brain Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    A brain tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells ...
  5. Hospice Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hospice care is end-of-life care. A team of health care professionals and volunteers provides it. They give medical, psychological, and spiritual support. The ...
  6. Palliative Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you're receiving. Hospice care, care at the end of life, always includes palliative care. But you may receive palliative care at any stage of an illness. The goal is to make you comfortable and improve your quality of life. NIH: National Institute of Nursing Research
  7. Bereavement (National Library of Medicine)  
    Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it's part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as ...
  8. Cancer--Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Learning to live with cancer Cancer is a common disease. Almost 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. Even though ...
  9. Advance Directives (National Library of Medicine)  
    What kind of medical care would you want if you were too ill or hurt to express your wishes? Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell ...
  10. Critical Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... providers and family members make important decisions, including end-of-life decisions, if you are not able to make ...
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