Hospice & Palliative Medicine
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California governor signs physician-assisted suicide bill into law
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a controversial measure that allows physicians to help patients legally end their lives.
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Recall issued on U.S. Compounding sterile products
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VIDEO: Consistency is key to monitoring patients on opioids
Employ the same protocol with all patients to monitor opioid therapy, even when the abuse potential is considered to be low.
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VIDEO: Use fiduciary duty to set pain medication boundaries
Physicians should use the concept of fiduciary duty to set appropriate boundaries with patients taking pain medications.
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ICOO: Opioid self-dosing falls short of pain control
Cancer patients often do not pursue or do not achieve complete freedom from pain when permitted control over their opioid dose.
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Nursing home residents have poor outcomes after lower-extremity revascularization
Key clinical point: Many nursing home residents undergo lower-extremity revascularization every year, but few survive and are ambulatory 1 year...
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Palliative surgery eases pain at end of life
Key clinical point: Palliative surgery in patients with advanced cancers can relieve pain with minimal morbidity. Major finding: Pain scores...
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California physicians sue state over suicide law
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Rise in reports of pain, depression in last year of life in oncology patients
Key clinical point: Despite an increase in the use of hospice, moderate or severe pain continues to be a problem at the end of life for over half...