03.21.2024
Palliative Pearls
02.16.2024
Back to Basics: Gastrointestinal Symptoms
“I feel nauseous.” “I haven’t had a bowel movement in four days.” Do these statements sound familiar? While we can acknowledge that gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms...
01.24.2024
Build (and Maintain) Your Foundation: Re-Examining End-of-Life Symptoms
We can all appreciate the importance of a strong, sturdy foundation to build our houses and other structures. Building and maintaining foundations are critical elements...
12.20.2023
Top 3 Clinical Case Studies and Reviews in 2023 from Enclara Pharmacia
Palliative care has different goals than curative care, particularly for hospice patients nearing the end of life. It can be difficult to find pharmacological guidance...
11.28.2023
Alternating Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes with Advanced Kidney Disease
Patient Case TJ is a 75-year-old male with a primary diagnosis of dementia with secondary conditions of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (not on dialysis) and...
10.23.2023
Reconsidering Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia in Hospice and Palliative Care
While hospice was originally developed primarily for patients with terminal cancer, dementia from all causes (including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s), is now the top principal diagnosis...
09.21.2023
Methadone, Beyond the Basics
This month’s case takes a deeper dive into methadone dosing, going beyond the basics to review the use of methadone “as needed,” for analgesia in...
08.24.2023
A Primer on the Use of Buprenorphine for Pain Management in Hospice
For decades, the synthetic opioid buprenorphine has been primarily used in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) rather than pain management. Today, however, regulatory...
07.12.2023
Five Minor (Yet Troublesome) Symptoms in Hospice Care
Hospice clinicians are well-versed in treating major symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, nausea and delirium, but what about the minor ones? They can negatively impact...