There are 81 questions that are addressed in depth in the corresponding chapters. Some of my favorite questions from the book include:Symptom Management Section:
- How should patient-controlled analgesia be used in patients with serious illness and those experiencing post-op pain?
- Which opioids are safest and most effective in renal failure?
- How should methadone be started and titrated in opioid-naïve and opioid-toerant patients?
- When should corticosteroids be used to manage pain?
- When should radiopharmaceuticals be considered for pain management?
- What nonopioid treatments should be used to manage dyspnea associated with COPD?
- What interventions are effective for relieving acute bowel obstruction in cancer and other conditions?
- What treatments are effective for anxiety in patients with serious illness?
via geripal.org