comfort measure

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comfort measure

Etymology: L, com, together, fortis, strong

any action taken to promote the soothing of a patient, such as a back rub, a change in position, the prewarming of a stethoscope or bedpan, or administration of selected medications or treatments.

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anthrax cold compress cross infection droplet infection dustborne infection endogenous infection exogenous infection fulvestrant Hirschsprung's disease infection infection control iron dextran mixed infection MLNS mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome neural neural tube defect nosocomial infection opportunistic infection			A recent audit of the pathway in Kirkwood Hospice showed that comfort measures and adequate symptom control were achieved in 100% of patients and that the patients' ability to communicate was continually assessed in 100% of cases. A clear pathway to better care; MAILBAG by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Hot or cold packs, acupressure, and other comfort measure techniques can help you relax, send competing messages to the brain, and help you cope with the pain. Natural Childbirth - Is It Right for You? by Sheila Baskerville / Women's issues/gender studies community Knowing that survival is limited, patients with advanced disease might opt for comfort measures or an enhanced quality of life, even at the expense of shortened survival" (JAMA 2008;299:2566-7). Heart failure patients overestimate life expectancy by Ann Moon, Mary / Clinical Psychiatry News			CombiPatch Combitube Combivent Combivir Combretum platypetalum combustible Combustible Liquid combustion Comby's sign Comeback comedo comedo nevus comedocarcinoma comedogenic comedogenicity Comedolytic comedomastitis comedones comes COMET Comet Assay Comet Sign comet-tail Comfort Care Comfort Food comfort measure comfort status comfort status: environment comfort status: physical comfort status: psychospiritual comfort status: sociocultural comfort zone comfortable death comfrey Coming Out Coming Soon Advertising comitant strabismus Comité International des Poids et Mesures comma bacillus command command automatism Command Hallucination command points Commando Operation Commando Procedure Commelina cyanea commensal commensalism commingle comminute comminuted			COMFITWING COMFITWINGONE COMFITWINGPAC COMFIVEATAF COMFLDCOM DNA COMFLDCOMDASA COMFLEACT COMFLEATRACENLANT comfort comfort comfort Comfort blanket comfort care comfort care comfort chart comfort control Comfort Cooling Tower comfort curve comfort eating Comfort Fit System comfort food comfort food Comfort Foods Comfort Foods comfort index Comfort Inn Marina Towers Comfort Keepers Franchising, Inc. Comfort Letter Comfort Letters comfort measure Comfort Measures Only Comfort noise Comfort noise Comfort noise generation Comfort noise generation Comfort noise generator Comfort of Mary, Saint Montfort Missionaries Comfort room Comfort room Comfort room Comfort room Comfort rooms Comfort rooms Comfort rooms Comfort shake Comfort shake comfort standard comfort station comfort station Comfort station (rest) Comfort station (rest) comfort stations comfort stations comfort status comfort status: environment comfort status: physical comfort status: psychospiritual comfort status: sociocultural comfort stop Comfort suites

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