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Palliative Care

Patient Conditions

Conditions of patients on the Palliative Care Service include the following:

• chronic pain, nausea or fatigue
• end stage diseases (kidney, liver, etc.)
• cancer
• AIDS/HIV
• CHF and COPD
• autoimmune disorder
• respiratory failure
• stroke

This page was last updated on: January 23, 2008.

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