Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
Stephen J. McPhee, Margaret A. Winker, Michael W. Rabow, Steven Z. Pantilat, Amy J. Markowitz
Part G Cross-Cultural and Special Populations Issues
Chapter 35. Palliative Care for Prison Inmates: “Don’t Let Me Die in Prison”
John F. Linder, MSW, LCSW, Frederick J. Meyers, MD
Sections:
The Patient's Story, Perspectives, Conclusion, Methods to Update This Chapter, Resources, References, Chapter Glossary Terms
Topics Discussed:
correctional facilities, prisoners
Excerpt:
"Mr L is an inmate in his early 40s incarcerated in a state correctional
facility, where he is serving a 10-year sentence for manslaughter.
He was transferred to a prison treatment setting after he developed
back pain and had bloody sputum. His hemoptysis was evaluated with
chest radiography, the results of which were abnormal. A subsequent
computed tomography scan showed a right upper lobe mass; a biopsy
confirmed adenocarcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate
his back pain revealed metastatic invasion of T12 and L1, confirming
stage IV disease...."
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