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Harrington, Samuel (Physician)
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Terminal care.
Terminally ill.
Geriatrics.
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Harrington, Samuel (Physician)
Terminal care.
Terminally ill.
Geriatrics.
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At
peace
:
choosing
a
good
death
after
a
long
life
/ Samuel Harrington.
by
Harrington, Samuel (Physician)
Grand Central Life & Style, 2018.
Call #:
616.029 H311a
Subjects
Terminal care.
Terminally ill.
Geriatrics.
ISBN:
9781478917410 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xix, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-269) and index.
Summary:
"The authoritative, informative, and practical follow up to Being Mortal, on end-of-life care for patients over the age of 65. Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility, results in the majority of elderly patients misguidedly dying in institutions while undergoing painful procedures, instead of having the better and more peaceful
death
they desired. The author outlines specific active and passive steps that older patients and their health care proxies can take to insure loved ones pass their last days comfortably at home and/or in hospice, when further aggressive care is inappropriate. Through Dr. Harrington's own experience with his parents and patients, he describes the terminal patterns of the six most common chronic diseases; how to recognize a terminal diagnosis even when the doctor is not clear about it; how to have the hard conversation about end-of-life wishes; how to minimize painful treatments; when to seek hospice care; and how to deal with dementia and other special issues. Informed by more than thirty years of clinical practice, Dr. Harrington came to understand that our health care system wasn't designed to treat the aging population with care and compassion. His work as a hospice trustee and later as a hospital trustee informed his passion for helping patients make appropriate end-of-life decisions"--Provided by publisher.
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