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What does it mean to 'remain unresponsive' to hospice care?

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Hospice care is not meant to effect a cure. It is comfort care. So, in that context, perhaps the patient is uncomfortable, in pain, or depressed. They are approaching death and without closure. This is an educated guess only. read more

Hospice care is not meant to effect a cure. It is comfort care. So, in that context, perhaps the patient is uncomfortable, in pain, or depressed. They are approaching death and without closure. read more

e.g. “Sue´s tuberculosis is unresponsive to rifampicin; we may need to use other antibiotics” Or, it may be a reference towards someone´s level of consciousness. In this sense, the classification of someone´s level of consciousness is made according to the type and magnitude of stimuli required to get someone’s attention. read more

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