ABSTRACT
An acute medical event in palliative care is generally something that can be treated, so long as the patient is not imminently dying. Usually the patient develops symptoms over varying periods of time that alert the general carer that something is not quite right. The following problems can occur in patients who have cancer, and it is important that you as a carer are aware of the symptoms so that you can alert a doctor or a trained nurse who can then help to determine what is happening.
