06.18.2025
Palliative Pearls
05.21.2025
The Transition from HIS to HOPE: Overview and Symptom Impact Support
THE TRANSITION FROM HIS TO HOPE The Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) authorizes the Health and Human Services Secretary to establish a quality reporting program...
04.21.2025
Crushing, Opening, and Splitting Oral Dosage Forms
Crushing, opening, and splitting oral dosage forms are commonly used strategies by patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to address the challenges posed by dysphagia, a...
03.19.2025
Managing Hiccups at End of Life
Introduction1,2 Hiccups are involuntary, intermittent contractions of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. The medical term for hiccups is singultus, which derives from the Latin “singult”...
02.19.2025
Antibiotic Use: Decision-Making Guidance for Hospice Care
Lack of clear, evidence-based guidelines for antibiotic use in patients at the end-of-life challenges decision making for the palliative clinician.1 Antibiotic use may prevent hospitalizations...
01.23.2025
Methadone as a Coanalgesic
This month’s case expands upon methadone as an adjuvant analgesic, or coanalgesic, a concept introduced in Methadone, Beyond the Basics and a common topic of...
12.11.2024
Top 3 Clinical Case Studies and Reviews in 2024 from Enclara Pharmacia
In response to feedback from hospice nurses and leadership, Enclara pharmacists took a “back to basics” approach with their Palliative Pearls case studies in 2024....
11.18.2024
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – Wrangling the Symptom Management Rodeo
INTRODUCTION1-4 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disease that directly affects the motor neuron system...
10.18.2024
Pain Management: Back to the Basics
PATIENT CASE KP is a 66-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease, who has recently been admitted to hospice. Current medications: Famotidine...