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What Is The Patient's Argument Of Health?
The patient is awake, alert and oriented. She reports chronic shortness of breath with minimal improvement, edema in legs has improved. She denies pain at this times. she verbalized understanding of her poor prognosis and states that her deteriating health has caused a strain on her family. she states that she is schedule to meet with hospice today to discussed comfort measures moving
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