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What is your approach to managing concurrent severe SIADH and large-volume malignant ascites when aggressive volume removal appears to exacerbate both symptoms and hyponatremia?

For example, would you consider alternatives to paracentesis (Denver shunt placement, CART therapy, or permanent tunneled catheters) that might better...

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How do you recommend counseling patients on the prognosis of advanced cancer as a generalist who is not highly specialized in cancer literature or cancer-directed therapies?

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Journal of palliative medicine, 2012-02

Systematic review of cancer presentations with a median survival of six months or less.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2022 Mar 23

Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Palliative medicine, 2022 Jul

The utility of the surprise question: A useful tool for identifying patients nearing the last phase of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

European journal of endocrinology, 2023 Aug 02

Effect of protein supplementation on plasma sodium levels in the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis: a monocentric, open-label, proof-of-concept study-the TREASURE study.

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