Example: A stateâs law defines aggravated battery as âintentional and harmful physical contact with another with the intent to maim or disfigure.â This is a specific intent crime because it requires that the defendant not only cause harmful contact, but also with the purpose of maiming or disfiguring the victim.
the staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd includes four stages with the last stage often referred to as end stage though stage iv or end stage may be a clinical term for the last of the four stages in the standard copd staging guidelines it certainly doesn t mean the end stage of one s life
Reported prevalence of anxiety and depression in end-stage COPD is 90%, much higher than the 52% reported in lung cancer. Provision of palliative care in those with COPD is sadly deficient when compared with cancer. A systematic review found that only 17% of COPD guidelines had significant palliative-care content.revalence of depression increases with the severity of COPD; it is reported that patients with severe COPD have 2.5 times greater risk of developing depression than controls. There is a higher likelihood of exacerbations, frequent readmissions and a worse survival reported in COPD patients with depressive symptoms.