TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Subject
Page Subject
1 Patterns of Functional Decline
33 Change in Patient Status
2 Multiple Issues Can Cause Suffering
34-35 Resuscitation Statistics, DNR
3 Total Pain
36-41 2 Roads to Death, Last Hours of Living
4-5 Palliative Care is… Hospice Care is… 42-46 Effective Communication, NURSE 6-9 Pain & Symptom Assessment, FLACC, PAINAD 47 Family Meeting to Address "Don’t Tell" 10-11 Choosing Analgesics, Dosing Principles 48-51 Decision-Making, Goals of Care 12-13 Equianalgesic Dosing 52-53 Performance Status, ECOG, Karnofsky, PPS 14 Pain Pathophysiology 54-55 Prognosis in Cancer, Metastatic Spread 15 Neuropathic Pain Management, Dosing 56-57 Prognosis in Dementia, FAST 16-19 Nausea 58 Advance Care Planning 20 Constipation 59-61 Spiritual Screening 21 Complete Malignant Bowel Obstruction 62-69 Medication Kinetics 22-23 Dyspnea 64 Actions of Antipsychotics, Benzodiazepines, Opioids 24-32 Delirium Screening & Management 66 Antipsychotic Risk of Adverse Effects
NB: These Reference Cards do not replace careful clinical judgment specific to each patient / family situation. PCIC: Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Curriculum is a collaborative effort of OhioHealth, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, USA, and other contributors. Permission to reproduce any or all of these PCIC Reference Cards is granted for non-commercial educational purposes only, provided that the attribution statement and copyright are displayed. To reproduce for all other purposes, contact Frank D. Ferris at info@pallmed.us. Copyright © Frank D Ferris 2013-2024. All rights reserved. V14.1, 2024
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