Dyspnoea is a subjective symptom common in palliative care patients. It is experienced as breathing discomfort or shortness of breath. GPs need to consider that there may be a psychosocial component to dyspnoea.

Dyspnoea is a subjective symptom relating to breathing discomfort. There may be a psychosocial component to dyspnoea. Dyspnoea is common in the terminal phase of a palliative illness.

Asthma is a chronic (long term) inflammatory lung disease characterised by wheeze, shortness of breath, cough or chest tightness that varies over time and ex

Syringe Drivers in palliative care

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We tend to throw around the term 'congestive heart failure' like there is such a beast, the truth is that there are scads of pathophysiologic differences between left and right CHF, low and high output CHF, and systolic and diastolic CHF.

Anxiety can be a natural response to approaching death, which can be exacerbated by an underlying anxiety disorder or result from newly emerging symptoms such as delirium, pain or dyspnoea.

Resources, information and service linkage for people living with MND as well as tailored resources for supporting health professionals & services providers.

Calculating equianalgesic doses is a skill that improves with experience. Dose conversion calculators use average equivalent doses of opioids and therefore individuals are likely to respond differently.

Aphasia is the most common language disorder post-stroke, affecting one-third of all patients diagnosed with stroke. When a patient experiences speech difficulty, word-finding difficulty, or speaks with made-up or inappropriate language, they are likely to be experiencing aphasia.