A guide to end of life care: recognizing dying, advance care planning, and symptom management

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A guide to end of life care: recognizing dying, advance care planning, and symptom management

7 April 2026

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A guide to end of life care: recognizing dying, advance care planning, and symptom management

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Carr MR, Rigby M.

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Comment: Advance care planning discussions are important; consider de-escalation decisions in frail or disoriented patients; prescription of subcutaneous medications for the last days of life to manage pain, nausea, agitation, and respiratory secretions.

Comment provided by Johanne Gormsen, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Zealand University Hospital.