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EasyPalliative CareEnd-of-life respiratory secretionsuk-plab-1

A 74-year-old man with end-stage heart failure is approaching the last weeks of life at home. He develops noisy respiratory secretions (death rattle) which are distressing for his family but he is unconscious. What is the most appropriate pharmacological management?

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