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End of Life Intensive Care: Pain and Symptom Management at HomeSalt Lake City VA Medical Center Symptom management at the end of life can be a challenge for any provider. With careful assessment and tenacity, providers need to determine the cause of any discomfort and determine the best possible treatment. Sometimes the best intervention is presence. Sitting with the patient and family, listening, answering questions, and providing reassurance should not be discounted.
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This version was published on August
1, 2008 Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 20, No. 5,
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