4 key points of care for advanced liver cancer 6 common symptoms of advanced liver cancer

Liver cancer is a common disease in life, and most patients are not discovered until the advanced stage of liver cancer. So how should liver cancer be cared for in the advanced stage? Four nursing points for advanced liver cancer Psychological care for advanced liver cancer When liver cancer patients reach the advanced stage, they know that they are in the last stage of their lives and cannot accept the reality that they will lose their relatives and friends and leave the world forever. In addition to the adverse reactions during the diagnosis and treatment process and the unbearable cancer pain, they often show great depression, anxiety, irregular life, lack of concentration, loss of appetite and fatigue. Therefore, nurses should try their best to keep patients hopeful, accept treatment, insist on living, give psychological care, control pain, and improve the quality of patients' last stage of life. Pain care for advanced cancer Pain care, liver cancer in the advanced stage can cause pain in the tumor area due to necrosis of tumor tissue. While strengthening the observation of the condition, nurses should do a good job of comforting patients. When the pain is intolerable, closely observe the location, nature and degree of the pain to distinguish it from the pain caused by other complications, and use painkillers as prescribed by the doctor when necessary. Dietary care for advanced cancer In the advanced stage of liver cancer, attention should be paid to the color, aroma and taste of food in the diet to increase the appetite of patients with advanced liver cancer. Give non-irritating and easily digestible food at an appropriate temperature and eat slowly. Patients with advanced liver cancer can eat some Chinese medicine porridge, such as Astragalus porridge, Codonopsis pilosula, and red dates porridge, which can nourish the spleen and replenish qi. Do not lie flat for half an hour after a meal. Patients with advanced liver cancer should not eat greasy or fried foods. Those who vomit can be given antiemetics, and total intravenous nutrition support can be given when necessary. Patients with advanced liver cancer should limit or abstain from protein when their blood ammonia is high. The heat source for patients with advanced liver cancer is mainly sugar, and fruits and vegetables can be selected. Basic nursing for advanced cancer The physical condition of patients with advanced liver cancer is weak, so basic nursing work should be strengthened. For example, patients who have been bedridden for a long time should frequently turn their backs, change sitting and lying positions, etc. to prevent complications such as bedsores; oral care should be done for patients with bleeding to keep the airway open and prevent vomitus from being inhaled into the trachea and causing suffocation and death; for patients with severe cancer pain, in addition to timely symptomatic treatment, family members should also give patients spiritual comfort to eliminate the patient's fear. At the same time, the patient's vital signs should be closely observed to detect critical lesions in time and take effective treatment measures in time. Common symptoms of advanced liver cancer 1. Increased nausea and vomiting: This is a common symptom of patients with advanced liver cancer. It may be an adverse reaction caused by treatment, or it may be caused by cancer cells invading the digestive and nervous systems. 2. Severe lack of appetite: The patient himself is affected by pain, constipation, emotional tension and depression, and is related to gastrointestinal candidiasis, etc., and lacks interest in food. In addition, hiccups are often caused by tumors in the stomach, lower esophagus or liver stimulating the diaphragm, resulting in lack of mental and nutritional intake. 3. Increased pain in the liver area: In the late stage of liver cancer, the body's normal tissues will be damaged and infiltrated by the tumor, causing compression and damage to the adjacent nerve roots, local tissue ischemia and necrosis, obstruction of blood return, and infiltration of bones and periosteum, which can all cause pain. 4. Malignant cavitary effusion: Malignant cavitary effusion is an important complication of cancer. In the late stage of liver cancer, malignant cavitary effusion occurs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, peritoneal cavities, pericardial cavities, etc. If not handled properly, it can lead to rapid deterioration and death. 5. Dyspnea: Severe dyspnea can easily cause fear, and fear itself aggravates dyspnea. If not handled in time, it can easily cause shock and death. 6. Hepatic coma: It is often a manifestation of terminal liver cancer. Gastrointestinal bleeding, secondary infection, large amounts of diuretics, electrolyte imbalance, etc. can often induce hepatic coma, so special attention should be paid in the late stage of liver cancer.