End of life care
BMJ Best Practice Podcast
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How to Manage Shortness of Breath
The common pitfalls sometimes disblaming the apids. When people who are have reduced all intaker in bed, or frail, are naturally prone to constipation. Not asking about it and not asking in it's not just simply enough to usk when somebody's bowels are last open. It's important to talk about consistency,. where they have to strain, wher there's any bleeding, things that indicate that someone is insufficiently opening their bowels. The likelihood of getting confused is a cause of confusion or delirium. And it's sunniny that it shouldn't be missed, because it's so easy to routinely treat - avoiding rectill intervention.
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