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Palliative Care Flashcards

1
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Palliative care agitation and confusion?

A
  1. 1st line = Haloperidol
  2. 2nd line = Chlorpromazine, levomepromazine
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Terminal agitation and restlessness?

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Midazolam

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3
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Starting palliative pain regimen?

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20-30mg Modifified release morphine + 5mg for breakthrough pain

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4
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Breakthrough dose of morphine?

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1/6th the daily dose

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5
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Opioid choice in mild-moderate CKD?

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Oxycodone

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Severe renal impairment painkiller?

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  1. Alfentanil
  2. Buprenorphine
  3. Fentanyl
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7
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Metastatic bone pain Rx?

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  1. Strong opioids
  2. Bisphosphonates
  3. Fentanyl
  4. Radiotherapy
  5. Denosumab
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8
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How much to increase dose of opioids by?

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30-50%

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9
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Transient opioid s/e?

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Nausea and drowsiness

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Persistent opioid s/e?

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Constipation

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Oral codeine to oral morphine?

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Divide by 10

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12
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Oral tramadol to oral morphine?

A

Divide by 10

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Oral morphine to oral oxycodone?

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Divide by 1.5-2

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14
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Transdermal 12 mcg fentanyl patch morphine equivalent?

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30mg oral morphine daily

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15
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Transdermal 10mcg buprenorphine patch equivalent?

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24mg oral morphine daily

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16
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Oral morphine to subcutaneous morphine?

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Divide by 2

17
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Oral morphine to subcutaneous diamorphine?

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Divide by 3

18
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Oral oxycodone to subcutaneous diamorphine?

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Divide by 1.5

19
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Palliative hiccups management?

A
  1. Chlorpromazine for intractable hiccups
  2. Haloperidol, gabapentin also used
  3. Dexemethasone particularly used if hepatic lesions
20
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6 Palliative care N&V syndromes?

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  1. Reduced gastric motility = opioid related
  2. Chemically mediated = hypercalcaemia, opioids, chemo
  3. Visceral/serosal = constipation, candidiasis
  4. Raised ICP = cerebral metastases
  5. Vestibular = opioid related
  6. Cortical = anxiety, pain, fear and/or anticipatory nausea
21
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Reduced gastric motility nausea and vomiting Rx?

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Metoclopramide and domperidone (prokinetics)

22
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Chemically mediated nausea and vomiting Rx?

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Ondansetron, haloperidol, levopromazine

23
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Visceral/serosal nausea and vomiting causes?

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Cyclizine and levopromazine

24
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Raised ICP N&V Rx?

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Cyclizine, Dexamethasone, Radiotherapy

25
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Vestibular N&V Rx?

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  1. Cyclizine
  2. Prochlorperizine/metoclopromide
  3. Olanzapine/risperidone in refractory cases
26
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Cortical N&V Rx?

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  1. Lorazepam if anticipatory
  2. If BZDs not ideal, try cyclizine
  3. Can try ondansetron and metoclopramide

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