Palliative Care

Question 1

hospice as defined by congress

Answer 1

• 6 month benefit of medicare and most other insurances

Question 2

chronic pain

Answer 2

• rtc lasting for weeks to years

Question 3

breakthrough pain

Answer 3

• pain not elevated by regularly dosed medication

Question 4

incident pain

Answer 4

• pain brought on by a specific activity

Question 5

self-limited pain

Answer 5

• due to an incident

- expected to heal

Question 6

WHO 3 step ladder

Answer 6

• 1 mild - ASA, acetaminophen, NSAIDS
• 2 moderate - A/oxycodone, hydrocodone
• 3 severe - morphine, hydromorphine, fentanyl

Question 7

what is prognostication

Answer 7

• to predict what will happen

Question 8

Karen Ann Quinlan case

Answer 8

• right to privacy

- vegetative state

Question 9

Nancy Cruzan case

Answer 9

• right to decline therapy
• right tot influence future decisions
• patient self-determination act