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Palliative Pearls
11.14.2019
Clostridioides Difficile Infection: Risks, Prevention & Medication Therapy
Patient Case MK is a 78-year-old female with a primary diagnosis of heart failure and comorbidities of atrial fibrillation, edema, hypothyroidism, anxiety, and depression. She...
10.14.2019
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Candidiasis: A Refresher
Patient Case KR is a 68-year-old male recently admitted to hospice with a primary diagnosis of liver cell carcinoma and comorbidities of HIV infection, neuralgia,...
09.17.2019
Symptom Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patient case RJ is a 60 y/o male admitted to hospice with a primary diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Co-morbid conditions include COPD, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and...
08.13.2019
Topical Analgesics for Local Pain
Acute and chronic pain are significant sources of suffering for patients with advanced illnesses. Adverse effects from systemic (oral, rectal, parenteral, transdermal) analgesics contribute to...
07.17.2019
Nausea and Vomiting, Sources and Palliative Management
Patient Case AN is a 67-year-old male admitted to hospice 2 weeks ago. He has a primary diagnosis of prostate cancer with probable bone metastases,...
06.07.2019
Methadone Conversion: Revisiting a Prior Case
This month, we revisit one of the first Palliative Pearls cases published in March 2016. We have incorporated guidance from recently published literature along with...
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...