Neurological Stroke, Coma, Dementia, Parkinson's
- FAST scale > 7
- Inability to speak < 6 words
- Inability to walk without personal assistance
- Loss of ability to sit up without assistance
- Loss of ability to smile
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- Loss of ability to hold head up independently
- Difficulty swallowing
- Refusal to eat
- Incontinent of bowel & bladder
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Lung
- DOE and at rest
- Decreased breath sounds
- Increased cough/sputum
- Cyanotic extremities
- Cor pulmonale/ RHF
- Oxygen dependant
- PCO2 > 50mm Hg
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- FEV1 < 30%
- PO2 < 55mm Hg on oxygen
- O2 Sat < 88% on oxygen
- Resting Heart Rate > 100bpm
- Steroid dependant
- ECHO; EKG; CXR
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Debility Unspecified
May be used if primary diagnosis is not considered to be terminal. The patient may have several co-morbidities that together may justify a terminal prognosis.
Diabetes
- Unstable blood sugars
- Vascular insufficiencies; wounds
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Malignant Diseases
(Self-explanatory)
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