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FARINHA, Ana. Symptom control in End Stage Renal Disease. Port J Nephrol Hypert [online]. 2017, vol.31, n.3, pp.192-199. ISSN 0872-0169.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients experience a high burden of symptoms that are not always recognized or relieved by standard measures. Principles of palliative care may be helpful both in dialysis or conservative treatment. This article intends to review some of the most common and distressing symptoms affecting ESRD patients in daily life, focusing on pathogenesis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological management. It will not include end of life care

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