Palliative Care

Question 1

What is first and second line for confusion and agitation in palliative care?

Answer 1

1st line: haloperidol
2nd line: chlorpromazine

Question 2

What is the management of hiccups?

Answer 2

Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol

Question 3

What is the management of hiccups?

Answer 3

Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol

Question 4

What antiemetic do you use in opioid use?

Answer 4

Metoclopramide

Question 5

What antiemetic do you use in chemo?

Answer 5

Ondansetron

Question 6

What antiemetic is useful in constipation?

Answer 6

Cyclizine

Question 7

What antiemetic is useful in raised ICP?

Answer 7

Cyclizine

Question 8

How much Morphine MST should you start an opioid-naive patient on?

Answer 8

20-30mg MST with 5mg PRN

Question 9

How much is breakthrough dose of morphine ?

Answer 9

1/6th.

Question 10

what pain relief do you give someone with kidney impairment?

Answer 10

You give oxycodone

Question 11

How do you convert
oral codeine to oral morphine

Answer 11

divide by 10

Question 12

How do you convert oral morphine to SC morphine

Answer 12

divide by 2

Question 13

How do you convert from oral morphine to oral oxycodone?

Answer 13

Divide by 1.5-2