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expectant patient

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expectant patient
Medical ethics A Pt who is not expected to survive a particular illness with a meaningful life, even if all efforts were expended to save the Pt

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Q. What to expect from a Parkinson's patient? My 70 year old father has been diagnosed with Parkinson's. What will he be like from now on, what to expect?

A. Some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease are:
• Trembling of hands, arms, legs, jaw and face
• Stiffness of the arms, legs and trunk
• Slowness of movement
• Poor balance and coordination
The symptoms usually get worse with time and then people with the disease may have trouble walking, talking or doing simple tasks.

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A first example would be the definition of an expectant patient in a triage scheme.
Time, as stated before, becomes a factor, converting immediate patients into expectant patients when resuscitation is predicted to take too long or to take too many resources away from other patients.
 
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