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Persistent hiccups are a frustrating experience for palliative care patients, and can have a profound impact on their quality of life. This article provides an evidence-based approach overview of the causes and treatment of this not infrequently debilitating condition for such patients, with a management algorithm.
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Aug 17, 2023 · Recognize end-of-life signs, including pain, decreased appetite, breathing problems, constipation, and bowel movement changes, so you can help a loved one cope.
Near the end of life, vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate can fluctuate and become irregular. This is not necessarily a sign that something is wrong, although these changes should be reported to your hospice nurse or other healthcare provider.
A hiccup, also known as singultus, is an involuntary spastic contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles that leads to inspiration of air, followed by abrupt closure of the vocal folds. The frequency and the duration can be vari-able in every patient.
Aug 2, 2005 · Tissue viability and care of malignant wounds in patients near the end of life. This article, the third in our series on palliative and end-of-life care, considers skin changes at the patient’s end of life.
Persistent hiccups are a frustrating experience for palliative care patients, and can have a profound impact on their quality of life. This article provides an evidence-based approach overview of the causes and treatment of this not infrequently debilitating condition for such patients, with a management algorithm.
Hiccups that last between 48 hours and one month are referred to as persistent hiccups. Hiccups that last for more than one month are called intractable hiccups. Almost 1 in 10 people with terminal cancer will have hiccups that are distressing or have a significant impact on their quality of life.
