Palliative care Flashcards
1
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Background question
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- Other medications
- Other medical conditions, specifically check for kidney and liver function (and relevant tests)
2
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Enquiry regarding compatibility in a syringe driver
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- Drug
- Doses
- Diluents and volume
- Which drugs need to be mixed, what are they for and what is the dose?
- What is the diluent to be used and the concentration required or the preferred total volume?
- Over what time period will the infusion be given?
- What other routes of administration are available, e.g. intravenous lines?
- Other medication: indication, routes
- Establish how the patient is fed – an enteral feed tube offers a potential alternative route.
3
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Enquiry about symptom control
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- What is the likely cause of the symptoms?
- What drug or non-drug options have they tried already?
- Other medications
- Other significant medical problems
4
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Enquiry about conversion between different opioids
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- What is the total daily (24 hours) dose, including PRN dose?
- Is the patient’s pain well controlled?