Emergencies overview

Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines
Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Introduction

Hypercalcaemia

Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC)

Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO)

Terminal agitation (also known as terminal restlessness or terminal delirium)

Raised intracranial pressure (ICP)

Haemoptysis

Haematemesis

Catastrophic bleeding (haemoptysis, haematemesis, carotid artery erosion)

Acute convulsive seizures

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