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For patients in the process of dying, without desire for resuscitation efforts ( do not resuscitate & do not intubate), managing oral and bronchial secretions (to reduce the sound of the death rattle) with anti-cholinergic medications and decreased fluid hydration may be beneficial in lowering distress upon family and visitors and patient ...
A death rattle is noisy breathing that often occurs in someone near death. [1] Accumulation of fluids such as saliva and bronchial secretions in the throat and upper airways is the cause. [ 2 ] Those who are dying may lose their ability to swallow and may have increased production of bronchial secretions, resulting in such an accumulation. [ 3 ]
Respiratory arrest is a serious medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body (such as agonal breathing). Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time. If the heart muscle contraction is intact, the condition is known as respiratory arrest.
Rescuers are often warned against mistaking agonal breathing, which is a series of noisy gasps occurring in around 40% of cardiac arrest victims, for normal breathing. [11] If a patient is breathing, then the rescuer will continue with the treatment indicated for an unconscious but breathing patient, which may include interventions such as the ...
Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two criteria necessary to sustain the lives of human beings and of many other organisms. [1] It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest .
Woman Ends Her Life After ALS Diagnosis, Chooses Medical Aid in Dying: 'I Don't Want More Time as a Patient' Vanessa Etienne. January 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM. CBS Evening News/Youtube.
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If the airway is obstructed by liquid it may produce a gurgling sound. Complete airway obstruction may not have any noise. In the unconscious patient agonal breathing is often mistaken for airway obstructions. If there is respiratory arrest or agonal breathing CPR is indicated. [15]