HLTH 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Tuberculosis
13 Nov 2018
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Human diseases - hlth 335 - exam 3 notes. By 2030 20% of us population will be over 65. Eventually most adults will have one or more chronic illnesses, livin with illness for years before they can die. 95% of medicare expenses occur in last six months of patient"s life. In us (2016), estimated 1. 2 million deaths occurred while under care of hospice. In us (2016), estimated 1. 6-1. 7 million patients receives hospice services. International comparison of spending on health (1980-2010) News reports about cancer frequently discuss aggressive treatment and survival but rarely discuss treatment failure, adverse events, end-of-life care, or death. These portrayals of cancer care in new media ma give patients an inappropriately optimistic view cancer treatment, outcomes, prognosis. 436 articles from 8-large newspapers (312) and (5) national magazines (124) Of all medical spending is precipitated by unmet social needs. If goal is prevention rather than relief of suffering true goal = bodul immortality.
