Old patient dying from end-stage pulmonary disease

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You are providing care to Mrs. Swanson, a 73-year-old patient dying from end-stage pulmonary disease who may only have days to live. Mrs. Swanson's son approaches you about the rattling that is heard when she breathes. What is your BEST response? "We'll get a suction machine set up to clear out those secretions." "That is called a 'death rattle' and is normal when a person is in the final days or hours of life." "We can try using a scopolamine patch to dry up these secretions." "We can't do anything about this symptom unless we treat the underlying disease."

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