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- Author:
- Bachir Tazkarji, MD
- Seema Modi, MD
- Tae Joon Lee, MD
- Kathy Cable, Librarian
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: When the patient has 2 or more of the following CURB-65 criteria: respiratory rate ≥30, acute confusion, low blood pressure...
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Which late-stage Alzheimer’s patients should be referred for hospice care?
- Author:
- Seema Modi, MD
- Cassandra Moore, MLS, AHIP
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Medicare guidelines are used to determine eligibility for hospice care (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on...