06.07.2019
Palliative Pearls
05.01.2019
Palliative Management of Sweating at End-of-Life
Patient Case SL is a 66 y/o male admitted to hospice today with a primary diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Comorbid conditions include celiac disease and... 04.05.2019
Trauma-Informed Care Awareness
As end of life approaches, many patients have endured countless hours of suffering through disease progression and intervention failures.1 It is our role as hospice... 03.07.2019
Pulmonary Hypertension in Hospice Care
PATIENT CASE PM is a 66-year-old woman with a primary diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (WHO functional class III), and history of scleroderma and... 02.14.2019
Substance Use Disorder: Stigmatizing Language and Opiophobia
This month’s Palliative Pearl is an addendum to the “Substance Abuse and Pain” case posted in October 2017. INTRODUCTION In 2017, about 19.7 million Americans... 01.14.2019
Neuropathic Pain Management in Pediatrics
PATIENT CASE KP is a 4-year-old girl with a primary diagnosis of multi-organ failure with secondary of sickle cell disease and history of hand-foot syndrome... 12.06.2018
Achalasia Management Case
PATIENT CASE AR is a 56-year-old male admitted to hospice today with a primary diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Additional diagnoses include gastrointestinal amyloidosis (type AL)... 11.12.2018
Management of Terminal Secretions in the Pediatric Patient
PATIENT CASE KC is a 1-year-old girl with a primary diagnosis of congenital malformation of the brain who was admitted to hospice 4 months ago.... 10.11.2018
Pluronic Lecithin Organogel (PLO) Gels: Exploring the Evidence
Administering medications via off-label routes is common in hospice and palliative care despite lack of published evidence. Patients’ ability to swallow diminishes or is lost...