palliative care

Image Credit: Pexels Author: Deniece Boothe, DOOriginally Published: Common Sense March/April 2019 The terms “hospice” and “palliative care” remain synonymous for many health care providers. Despite the intertwined relationship, it is important that we understand the differences in an effort to provide appropriate resources for our patients facing serious, life-limiting illness. Palliative care, also known […]

Image Credit: Pixabay Author: Niklas Eriksson, MSIV Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine AAEM/RSA Social Media Committee This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. A variety of patients present in the emergency department (ED), and every ED physician, resident, and even student will encounter patients in critical condition or life-threatening injuries. As a […]

Image Credit: Flickr Author: Andrew W Phillips, MD MEd Clinical Fellow, Division of Critical Care Stanford University   We’ve all been there too many times: A terminally ill patient is rushed to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance in distress, either missing the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) or the family instructs EMS […]