12.16.2022
Palliative Pearls
11.22.2022
Depression Management Case
NW is an 80-year-old female admitted to hospice yesterday with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Her co-morbidities include hypertension and coronary artery disease....
10.26.2022
Recognizing Delirium in Home Hospice
In this month’s Palliative Pearls Case Study we explore how to screen, prevent and treat symptoms of delirium. Learn how common drugs or their side...
09.22.2022
Approach to Polypharmacy: A Refresher
This month’s Palliative Pearls serves as a refresher, pulling key points from a popular case, Polypharmacy Management. PATIENT CASE MB is a 77-year-old admitted to...
08.23.2022
Inhaled Therapy Palliative Pearls: A Review
This month’s Palliative Pearls serves as a refresher, pulling key points from two popular cases, COPD Inhalation Therapy Conversion Case and Inhaled Therapy Case: Selecting...
06.23.2022
Switching or Deprescribing Insulins: When & How
Diabetes therapy traditionally focuses on tight glycemic control to lower the long-term risk of developing complications such as retinopathy, kidney disease, and neuropathy. At the...
05.19.2022
Wound Care: A Review of Open Access and Enclara Client Resources
Wound care questions related to dressings and topical products are commonly asked of hospice and palliative care pharmacists. Although few pharmacists are trained specifically in...
04.22.2022
Comparing Prescription and Over-the-counter Lidocaine Patches
This month, we compare prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) lidocaine patches in response to the frequently asked question, “Do OTC lidocaine patches require the same...
03.17.2022
Approach to Rectal Administration: A Refresher
Medication administration in terminally ill patients may be challenging when the oral route is no longer an option. Many of the medications needed critically for...