If you or a loved one can answer yes to any of the following, please speak to your doctor and ask for a palliative care consult.
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Do you or your loved one have a serious illness like cancer, kidney failure, COPD, congestive heart failure, Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease?
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Have illness symptoms like shortness of breath, pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, nausea or constipation been preventing activities?
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Have there been difficult side effects from the treatment of the disease?
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Has there been more than three hospitalizations or emergency room visits in the past year or hospitalizations occurring less than 30 days apart?
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Is help needed with:
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Knowing what to expect?
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Discovering new resources?
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Making medical decisions about treatment options?
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Making goals and values that are maintained during medical treatments?
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Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of treatments and surgeries?
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Is emotional, social, or spiritual assistance needed?
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Is assistance needed to discuss what is important both now and in the future?