Palliative care
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Palliative care aims to relieve pain and suffering and improve quality of life for anyone with an advanced illness regardless of diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment. An interdisciplinary team addresses physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Diseases that may require palliative care include cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and AIDS. Cancer affects uncontrolled cell growth. Alzheimer's is a brain disorder that affects daily activities. Parkinson's affects neurons controlling movement. AIDS applies to advanced HIV infection affecting the immune system.
Palliative care
- 1. PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ALL<br />Palliative care:<br />177165157480aims to relieve pain and suffering and generally improve quality of life;<br />is appropriate for anyone living with advanced illness, at any time, regardless of diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment; <br />is provided by an interdisciplinary team of caregivers who work together to address your physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.<br />Diseases which need palliative care<br />Cancer - Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 100 different types of cancer, and each is classified by the type of cell that is initially affected.<br />Alzheimer - Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities.<br />Parkinson - Parkinson's disease is a disorder that affects nerve cells, or neurons, in a part of the brain that controls muscle movement. In Parkinson's, neurons that make a chemical called dopamine die or do not work properly. Dopamine normally sends signals that help coordinate your movements. No one knows what damages these cells. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease may include<br />Trembling of hands, arms, legs, jaw and face <br />Stiffness of the arms, legs and trunk <br />Slowness of movement <br />Poor balance and coordination<br />AIDS - The term AIDS applies to the most advanced stages of HIV infection. <br />Each letter stands for the following terms:<br />A -- Acquired -- because it's a condition one must acquire or get infected with, not something transmitted through the genes.<br />I -- Immune -- because it affects the body's immune system, the part of the body which usually works to fight off germs such as bacteria and viruses.<br />D -- Deficiency -- because it makes the immune system deficient (that is, the immune system may not function properly).<br />S -- Syndrome -- because someone with AIDS may experience a wide range of different diseases and opportunistic infections.<br />By:Laura Mendon巽a and Elisabete Sousa26060406997701586865699770415290823595-432435594995<br />