palliative care doctor
End-of-life specialist
A palliative care doctor is a physician who specializes in relieving suffering and improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.
Unlike hospice care, which focuses on end-of-life, palliative care can begin at any stage of illness alongside curative treatment.
These doctors manage pain, address symptoms like nausea or breathlessness, and help patients and families navigate difficult medical decisions: The palliative care doctor adjusted her medications so she could attend her grandson's wedding.
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
- bedsideNear the mattress
bedside manner · terminal · symptom · dignity · end-of-life · compassion · pain management · family · family meeting · chaplain · sedation · gentle · prognosis · quality of life · counseling · nurse · dying · peaceful
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Physician specializing in tumors
transplant surgeon · infectious disease specialist · cancer researcher · trauma surgeon
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Doctor for newborns
obstetrician · pediatrician · fertility specialist · embryologist
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