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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder with enormous palliative care (PC) needs that begin at the time of diagnosis. Although it is an uncommon disease, clinicians who work in PC or hospice are likely to encounter ALS somewhat frequently given the needs of patients with ALS with regard to psychosocial support, symptom management, advance care planning (ACP), caregiver support, and end-of-life care. As such, PC clinicians should be familiar with the basic principles of ALS symptoms, treatments, disease course, and issues around ACP. This article, written by a team of neurologists and PC physicians, seeks to provide PC clinicians with tips to improve their comfort and skills caring for patients with ALS and their families.
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- Terminal Care
- Palliative Care
- Humans
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
- Hospice Care
- Gerontology
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- 4205 Nursing
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
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![Journal cover image](https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=/lc.gif&issn=1557-7740&client=dukeuniv)
Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Terminal Care
- Palliative Care
- Humans
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
- Hospice Care
- Gerontology
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- 4205 Nursing
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services