Palliative Care Flashcards
1
Q
hospice as defined by congress
A
- 6 month benefit of medicare and most other insurances
2
Q
chronic pain
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- rtc lasting for weeks to years
3
Q
breakthrough pain
A
- pain not elevated by regularly dosed medication
4
Q
incident pain
A
- pain brought on by a specific activity
5
Q
self-limited pain
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- due to an incident
- expected to heal
6
Q
WHO 3 step ladder
A
- 1 mild - ASA, acetaminophen, NSAIDS
- 2 moderate - A/oxycodone, hydrocodone
- 3 severe - morphine, hydromorphine, fentanyl
7
Q
what is prognostication
A
- to predict what will happen
8
Q
Karen Ann Quinlan case
A
- right to privacy
- vegetative state
9
Q
Nancy Cruzan case
A
- right to decline therapy
- right tot influence future decisions
- patient self-determination act
