Caregiving Challenges, Palliative Care
Palliative care is NOT hospice, even though the terms are often used together. Understanding how palliative care differs from hospice is reassuring.
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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.
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Caregiving Challenges, Hospice
Hospice is not a death sentence and it is not giving up. Understanding hospice and its intentions can bring relief to you and your loved one.
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Questions to Ask About COPD Symptoms
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD symptoms. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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Questions to Ask About COPD Diagnosis
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD diagnosis. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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COPD Lifestyle Questions
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about lifestyle modifications for COPD. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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COPD Care and Monitoring Questions
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD care and monitoring. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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COPD Treatment and Medication Questions
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD treatment. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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Heart Health Recommendations
The term "heart healthy" gets tossed around a lot, but what are heart health recommendations, really? Here's what you can do.
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Treatment Plan for Heart Failure
Heart failure cannot be cured unless through heart transplant; however, effective treatment is available to relieve symptoms and slow progression.
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The Classes and Stages of Heart Failure
Heart failure is categorized in two ways - classes and stages - based on physical symptoms and structural heart disease.
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Signs That Heart Failure is Getting Worse
There are several signs and symptoms to know that indicate heart failure symptoms are getting worse, or that the condition itself is progressing.
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Heart Failure Self-Care
Once diagnosed with heart failure, new strategies for self-care are essential to minimize symptoms and slow disease progression.
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