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Results 1 - 10 of 60 for Comfort
  1. What is palliative care? 
    Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort. But palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment. Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000536.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Thumb sucking 
    ... sucking their thumb and find other ways to comfort themselves. Older children most often stop from peer ... their thumb is how your child calms and comforts themselves. It is OK for children to suck ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000676.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Preschooler test or procedure preparation 
    ... is to prepare properly, and provide support and comfort around the time of the procedure. Ask if ... child. Your job as a parent is to comfort your child. DURING THE PROCEDURE: Your presence may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002057.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Bathing a patient in bed 
    ... keep their skin healthy, control odor, and increase comfort. If moving the patient causes pain, plan to ... bath methods for skin integrity, skin cleanliness and comfort enhancement in adults: A systematic review. Nurs Open . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000427.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Hospice care 
    ... be nearing death. The goal is to give comfort and peace instead of a cure. Hospice care ... works together to offer the patient and family comfort and support. Someone from your hospice care team ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000467.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Tips for labor coaches 
    ... mother as labor begins at home. Stay and comfort her through labor and the birth. Whether you ... These classes will help you learn how to comfort and support her when the big day arrives. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000545.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Palliative care - what the final days are like 
    ... are nearing death. The goal is to give comfort and peace instead of a cure. Hospice care ... down what the person says. This may help comfort you later. Let the person sleep.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000533.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Strategies for getting through labor 
    ... you find it soothing. Listen to music that comforts you. Keep pictures or comfort items close by where you can see or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000612.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Metastatic brain tumor 
    ... be to relieve symptoms, improve functioning, or provide comfort. Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is often used ... symptoms. This is called palliative or supportive care. Comfort measures, safety measures, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000769.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Brain tumor - children 
    ... symptoms, and improve brain function or the child's comfort. Surgery is needed for most primary brain tumors. ... tumor or prevent the tumor from growing back Comfort measures, safety measures, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000768.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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