Case Challenges in Pain and Palliative Care

Managing Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression A postoperative patient is found unresponsive and without respirations. How do you intervene? Could this have been avoided?
Clinical Case, November 07, 2012
Responding to Patient Expressions of Regret at End of Life Why should healthcare professionals avoid offering 'quick-fix' responses?
Clinical Case, October 23, 2012
Opioid Range Orders: Essential to Safe Pain Management What are opioid range orders, and how should they be used in best pain management practice?
Clinical Case, August 15, 2012
Breaking the Cycle of Breakthrough Pain A woman with cancer is experiencing increasing episodes of breakthrough pain. What are the management options?
Clinical Case, July 26, 2012
Caring in an Aging Society: Elderly Caregivers How should we approach family caregiving when the only available caregiver is an elderly parent with health issues?
Clinical Case, July 02, 2012
Homeless and Dying: Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Care A homeless mother and child need palliative care that respects their unique culture.
Clinical Case, June 14, 2012
When a Patient Cannot Self-report Pain What should you do when your patient is unable to self-report pain?
Clinical Case, May 24, 2012
Communication With Patients Facing Serious Illness How do you get grieving family members to open up?
Clinical Case, March 30, 2012
Diabetic Neuropathy: Painless to Painful The "tingling" of this woman's diabetic neuropathy has progressed to a painful syndrome that keeps her awake at night.
Clinical Case, March 20, 2012
When Will This Woman Need Palliative Care? Learn when to begin palliative care in this case of a woman who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Clinical Case, February 08, 2012
Osteoarthritis: Relieving Pain, Improving Function Pain from an elderly man's arthritic knees hinders living to his full potential.
Clinical Case, October 26, 2011
Spiritual Distress: How to Respond When a patient expresses spiritual distress and asks you to pray, what can you do?
Clinical Case, October 04, 2011
Treating Nausea in Advanced Disease Commonly encountered in oncology practice, nausea and vomiting are unpleasant and burdensome. Find out how to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer.
Clinical Case, September 08, 2011
Palliative Care: The Distress of Dyspnea Assessment is fundamental to the management of this common symptom of lung cancer.
Clinical Case, April 29, 2011
Postoperative Pain Control: More Opioids? Is more or less opioid indicated for this woman who is having significant postoperative pain?
Clinical Case, February 10, 2011

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