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| The most severe form of dyspnea. |
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| The anticipation of loss experienced before the loss actually transpires. |
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| Grief occurring before an expected loss in anticipation of that loss. |
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| The situation of having experienced loss through the death of a loved one. |
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| The irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex and brainstem. |
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| Cheyne-Stokes respirations |
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| Periods of shallow breathing alternating with apnea, a sign of imminent death. |
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| An unhealthy grief that is not resolved; the grief is intensified to the level that the individual is so overwhelmed that it interferes with ability to function. |
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| A feeling of apprehension or fear of death. |
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| Any reference to death or death-related topics, such as going away, separation, funerals, and dying, given in response to a picture or story that would not usually stimulate a child to discuss death-related topics. |
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| Do Not Intubate (DNI) order |
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| An order written by a physician at the family's request not to intubate a child who stops breathing. |
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| Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order |
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| An order written by a physician at the family's request not to resuscitate or take other lifesaving interventions for a child who stops breathing. |
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| The act of someone, other than the patient, ending the life of a patient with a terminal condition to relieve suffering. |
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| An individual's feelings and behaviors in response to death. |
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| Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions. |
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| A philosophy of care for a terminally ill child that is focused exclusively on comfort and making sure the remaining time for the child is lived as comfortably and fully as possible. |
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| When something of value is changed, no longer available, or can no longer be experienced. |
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| The behavioral and psychological process of adapting to the loss. |
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| An approach which improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-threatening illness, through the prevention, assessment, and treatment of pain and other physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems. |
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