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Mortality after hospitalization with mild, moderate, and severe hyponatremia. |
Waikar SS, Mount DB, Curhan GC. |
Mortality and Hyponatremia Background: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality, recorded in up to 30% of hospitalized individuals. What is the relationship between serum s... |
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Medical decision-making capacity in patients with malignant glioma. |
Triebel KL, Martin RC, Nabors LB, Marson DC. |
Medical Decision-Making Capacity in Patients with Malignant Glioma Background: Malignant glioma (MG), a progressive terminal illness, erodes cognition while requiring patients and families/care... |
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End-of-life discussions, goal attainment, and distress at the end of life: predictors and outcomes of receipt of care consistent with preferences. |
Mack JW, Weeks JC, Wright AA, Block SD, Prigerson HG. |
End-of-Life Care Preferences and Care Received Background: Preferences for care at the end of life (EOL) vary across patients; care inconsistent with preferences is associated with negati... |
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Hospital characteristics associated with feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment. |
Teno JM, Mitchell SL, Gozalo PL, et al. |
Hospital Characteristics Associated with Feeding Tube Placement Background: More than one-third of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia have a feeding tube inserted1 despite lack ... |
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Pain in European long-term care facilities: cross-national study in Finland, Italy and The Netherlands. |
Achterberg WP, Gambassi G, Finne-Soveri H, et al. |
Pain in European Long-Term Care Facilities Background: Pain is prevalent in long-term care (LTC) facilities, but may differ across countries (eg, due to pain management practices). Are there cr... |
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