medicines in palliative care patients

 medicines in palliative care patients

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 medicines in palliative care patients

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Review the routes of medication administration listed in Table 18.4 below. Suggest what problems may arise with individual administration routes for palliative care patients and outline any pharmacokinetic considerations. What would be the first- choice route at the end of life?

Identify the medications that may be combined with diamorphine for administration in a syringe driver.

Pharmacological/physiological action case study

Identify the type of medication that would be an appropriate intervention to address each of Jane’s and Jim’s symptoms, and describe the pharmacological action of each medication. When considering the medications, think about limiting the number of different prescriptions. For example, are there medications that would address multiple symptoms? It will also be necessary to consider any side effects of your medication choices.

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For the medication groups identified above, what would be the issues and side effects to consider with each medication choice?

On a mental status examination, he does appear disheveled with marginal hygiene.  He appears somewhat hyper-vigilant with his new surroundings, scanning the room with his eyes and maintains his back to a wall as he paces back and forth in the room.

He states that his mood is “okay.”  His affect is congruent, although flat.  His speech is of normal rate, rhythm, and tone.  His thought processes are tangential, and loose associations are occasionally noted.  His thought content is positive for delusions and auditory hallucinations are suspected due to his latency of response and whispering under his breath during the evaluation.

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Per the DSM criteria, please list the positive and negative symptoms that would indicate that Robert might have a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder?

What other disorders may have psychotic presentations? Please list and contrast.

Provide a list of nursing diagnoses for this scenario.

Psychotropic medications are the drugs of choice for psychotic or agitated conditions.  Please explain the benefits and risk profiles of “typical vs atypical antipsychotics”.

What are extrapyramidal symptoms and how are they treated?

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