Pain with cancer Flashcards
1
Q
when taking a pain history if they are complaining of “pins and needles” // touch the area => painful and its always there, what type of pain is it?
How do we treat it?
A
Neuropathic pain
Add a neuropathic agent (gabapentin)
2
Q
Frontal headaches + worse in the morning?
A
Raised ICP
3
Q
for anticapatory nausea + vomiting, what meds do we give?
A
Lorazepam
4
Q
In bowel obstruction, what are the 2 differentials?
A
Bowel obstruction => Opioid
Malignant Bowel obstruction
5
Q
How do we treat malignant bowel obstruction?
A
Hyoscine butylbromide + Dexamethasone (alleviates obstruction)
6
Q
What anti-emetic is common with constipation?
A
Ondansetron
