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  2. Ottawa Bowel Preparation Scale - Wikipedia

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    The scale assesses three components of the large intestine: (1) the rectosigmoid colon, (2) the mid colon and (3) the right colon. A maximum score of 4 is used for each section of the large intestine. A score of 0 is given if the bowel preparation is excellent, meaning the mucosal detail is visible, there is no fluid and almost no stool.

  3. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Patients in hospice have primarily been elderly; according to the 2006 Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging, more than 80% of hospice patients in the United States are over 65. [44] But hospice care is available to all age groups, including those under 21. Not all hospices are able to serve every population.

  4. Micturition syncope - Wikipedia

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    General advice to men with micturition syncope includes: [2] to sit while urinating; to sit on the edge of the bed for a while before getting up and going to the toilet; to avoid urinating while sleepy; to urinate before sleep; to stop urination, cross the legs, and flex them immediately upon feeling faintness

  5. Hospice and palliative medicine - Wikipedia

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    The first formal hospice was founded in 1948 by the British physician Dame Cicely Saunders in order to care for patients with terminal illnesses. [2] She defined key physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of distress in her work. She also developed the first hospice care as well in the US in 1974 - Connecticut Hospice. [3]

  6. Urinary retention - Wikipedia

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    A post-void residual urine greater than 50 ml is a significant amount of urine and increases the potential for recurring urinary tract infections. [citation needed] In adults older than 60 years, 50-100 ml of residual urine may remain after each voiding because of the decreased contractility of the detrusor muscle. [7]

  7. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The large randomized pragmatic clinical trial NordICC was the first published trial on the use of colonoscopy as a screening test to prevent colorectal cancer, related death, and death from any cause. It included 84,585 healthy men and women aged 55 to 64 years in Poland, Norway, and Sweden, who were randomized to either receive an invitation ...

  8. Hospice - Wikipedia

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    A Hospice House in Missouri. Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering.

  9. Purple urine bag syndrome - Wikipedia

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    This is commonly used before/after surgeries, for those who have a blockage preventing them from urinating, to assist those with bladder weakness that is impacting their ability to urinate, etc. [16] While a patient has a catheter inserted, the chemicals produced by their body can react with the chemicals in the tubing and bag of the catheter.