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Palliative Medicine

Critical Care   

Questions discussed in this category


How do you decide which IV opioid to use for symptom relief at the end of life?
1 Answer available

What are some practical tips for when a patient's consistently stated goals of care do not correlate with their actions?
For example, what do you do when someone requests aggressive, life-prolonging treatments but then is not receptive to elements of day-to-day care in t...
4 Answers available

What strategies do you find helpful in advanced care planning with patients/families who are very "miracle" centered?
For example, prolonging life-sustaining measures as they "wait for a miracle" of an unrealistic outcome. 
1 Answer available

At what point should you consider deactivating ICDs or implanted pacemakers in patients nearing the end of life but not imminently dying?
Should we consider this as a unique point during goal of care discussions, separate from code status, comfort measures only, etc.?
1 Answer available

Do you prefer scopolamine patches, glycopyrrolate, or other treatment regimens to manage oropharyngeal secretions at the end of life?
1 Answer available

When do you recommend starting a continuous opioid infusion for symptom control at the end of life?
1 Answer available
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