Last Things Flashcards
1
Q
Single brain lesion and good KPS in breast cancer
A
prognosis of 18 months (vs 6-12 for multiple lesions)
2
Q
SI in the dyspneic dying
A
Assessment before opioids
3
Q
Pain questions in order of importance
A
- Intensity
- Temporal pattern
- Treatment/what makes better or worse
- Location
- Effect on QoL
4
Q
Grief age 6-12
A
- Understand that death is final
- Focused on unfairness of death
5
Q
HD cessation prognosis
A
- 1-3 days inpatient, low PPS
- 5-12 outpatient, PPS more than 20% (bedbound)
6
Q
Medicare hospice eligibility
A
- Eligible for Medicare part A (over 65, medicare-eligible employment or disabled for more than 2 years)
- 6 mnth prognosis
7
Q
DSM duration for depression
A
2 weeks
8
Q
Gabapentin for cholestatic pruritis
A
No! Uremic & unspecified
