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**The focus of care is geared to the treatment of those conditions & symptoms that are "reversible" to maintain comfort and quality of life for a long as possible for those patients who have been diagnosed with an underlying '''terminal disease''' condition that cannot be cured and who's death is apparent but not immediately imminent. | **The focus of care is geared to the treatment of those conditions & symptoms that are "reversible" to maintain comfort and quality of life for a long as possible for those patients who have been diagnosed with an underlying '''terminal disease''' condition that cannot be cured and who's death is apparent but not immediately imminent. | ||
*Terminal disease (Cancer, end stage heart disease, end stage lung disease. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_illness | *Terminal disease (Cancer, end stage heart disease, end stage lung disease). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_illness | ||
*there is documentation in the chart (history, orders or consult forms) that patient is "palliative care". | *there is documentation in the chart (history, orders or consult forms) that patient is "palliative care". | ||