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death rattle

A gurgling sound that comes from the back of the throat of a dying person. It is caused by the build-up of saliva and mucus in the throat and upper… 
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2016
2016
Treatment Recommendations for Respiratory Symptoms in Cancer Patients: Clinical Guidelines from the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
Abstract Background: Respiratory symptoms, dyspnea, cough, and death rattle, are common and distressing in advanced cancer… 
2014
2014
Pharmacotherapy during the end of life: caring for the actively dying patient.
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0000000000000010 Jonathan G. Leung is Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hospital Pharmacy Services, Mayo… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Evaluation of Atropine 1% Ophthalmic Solution Administered Sublingually for the Management of Terminal Respiratory Secretions
Terminal respiratory secretions (TRS) or “death rattle” is a common symptom in the dying patient. Current practice for the… 
2012
2012
Registration in a quality register: a method to improve end-of-life care—a cross-sectional study
Objectives Structured methods to assess and support improvement in the quality of end-of-life care are lacking and need to be… 
2009
2009
Pharmacologic pearls for end-of-life care.
As death approaches, a gradual shift in emphasis from curative and life prolonging therapies toward palliative therapies can… 
2009
2009
Précis of Tracking Truth
In Tracking Truth I undertook a broader project than is typical today toward questions about knowledge, evidence, and scientific… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Novel consent process for research in dying patients unable to give consent
Abstract Objectives To develop a process of advance consent to enable research to be undertaken in patients in the terminal phase… 
2002
2002
Hyoscine and glycopyrrolate for death rattle
We agree with the observation that research fatigue could well lead to a bias of patients with more severe and death rattle being… 
1989
1989
The Use of Transdermal Scopolamine in the Control of Death Rattle
D eath rattle refers to the II rattle-like" sound caused by the dying person's inability to clear lung secretions by coughing (3… 
1982
1982
[The death rattle].
No wonder you activities are, reading will be always needed. It is not only to fulfil the duties that you need to finish in… 
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