terminal illnesses

terminal illnesses for medical students what are terminal illnesses terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. this term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer, dementia or advanced heart disease than for injury. in popular use, it indicates a disease that will progress until death with near absolute certainty, regardless of treatment. a patient who has such an illness may be referred to as a terminal patient, terminally ill or simply as being terminal. there is no standardized life expectancy for a patient to be considered terminal, although it is generally months or less. life expectancy for terminal …

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