Ringer lactate - the magical fluid
This article narrates my personal encounter with a terminally ill cancer patient at our rural clinic. I learned a lot from the experience. It made me reflect on the importance of palliative care in terminally ill patients and the practical difficulties with getting the care in rural settings. I real...
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| author | Vinod H Krishnamoorthy |
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| description | This article narrates my personal encounter with a terminally ill cancer patient at our rural clinic. I learned a lot from the experience. It made me reflect on the importance of palliative care in terminally ill patients and the practical difficulties with getting the care in rural settings. I realised that even simple interventions can be highly supportive both physically and mentally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-959fb50d0f3746418ebf400636f750e12022-12-21T20:29:37ZengUniversity College of Medical SciencesResearch and Humanities in Medical Education2350-05652020-07-017159160355Ringer lactate - the magical fluidVinod H Krishnamoorthy0Medical Student, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, ChennaiThis article narrates my personal encounter with a terminally ill cancer patient at our rural clinic. I learned a lot from the experience. It made me reflect on the importance of palliative care in terminally ill patients and the practical difficulties with getting the care in rural settings. I realised that even simple interventions can be highly supportive both physically and mentally.https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/355rural health carepalliative carehealth humanitiesnarrative medicineend of lifeterminal illness |
| spellingShingle | Vinod H Krishnamoorthy Ringer lactate - the magical fluid Research and Humanities in Medical Education rural health care palliative care health humanities narrative medicine end of life terminal illness |
| title | Ringer lactate - the magical fluid |
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| title_short | Ringer lactate - the magical fluid |
| title_sort | ringer lactate the magical fluid |
| topic | rural health care palliative care health humanities narrative medicine end of life terminal illness |
| url | https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/355 |
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