Cancer/Palliative Care Flashcards
Treatment agitation
1) Haloperidol
2) Chlorpromazine or levomepromazine
Treatment hiccups
1) Chlorpromazine
Treatment secretions
1) Hyoscine hydrobramide
Treatment nausea due to decreased gastric motility
1) Metoclopramide or domperidine - do not use meto in bowel obstruction
Treatment nausea due to chemicals
1) Correct disturbance
2) Ondensetron
Treatment nausea due to raised ICP
1) Cyclizine
Breakthrough dose morphine
1/6 24h dose
Analgesia choice in CKD
Moderate - oxycodone
Severe - buprenorphine or fentanyl
Treatment metastatic bone pain
Strong opiod, radiotherapy or bisphosphonate
Increased opiod dose
Increase 30-50%
Convert codeine to oral morphine
Divide by 10
Convert morphine to oral oxycodone
Divide by 1.5/2
Convert morphine to SC morphine
Divide by 2
Convert oral morphine to SC diamorphine
Divide by 3
Convert oral oxycodone to SC diamorphine
Divide by 1.5