Palliative care Flashcards

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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)
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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.
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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
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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?
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