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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15746293 |
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| Authors | Bernard J Hammes (Gundersen Health System, corresponding author), Thomas D Harter (0000-0002-9004-0238, Gundersen Health System) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 348-356 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.5.ecas3-1405 |
| OpenAlex | W67550231 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
in a long-term care facility. At 72, she has hypertension, midstage Alzheimer disease, and aortic stenosis complicated by congestive heart failure. It has become challenging to manage her fluid balance on an outpatient basis. When she was admitted to the inpatient teaching service from the dementia unit of her care facility with acute decompensation due to heart failure, an echocardiogram indicated that her aortic stenosis had progressed to a severe stenosis stage, and she was admitted to the hospital. Mrs. Erickson is able to interact with caregivers intermittently and is able to participate in her activities of daily living (ADLs), although she requires assistance with all of them
Directive · Political science · Programming language · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
| Highly cited | No |
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