Which, if any, of the following is the correct type of patient to be assigned to palliative care?
1. A 6-year-old boy with an untreatable stage four brain tumor
2. A 2-month-old child with spina bifida
3. A 12-year-old child with a new diagnosis of leukemia
4. All of the above
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1. A palliative care patient is generally defined as a patient who is within 6 months of death. An untreatable stage four brain tumor will generally cause death within weeks or months.
2. Spina bifida is not a terminal disease.
3. Newly diagnosed leukemia is not a terminal disease.
4. A palliative care patient is generally defined as a patient who is within 6 months of death. An untreatable stage four brain tumor will generally cause death within weeks or months. Spina bifida and newly diagnosed leukemia are not terminal diseases.
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