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Decks in this class (80)

Dyspnea CBM and Oxford
What is dyspnea,
Pathophysiology of dyspnea,
Prevalence of dyspnea
49  cards
Palliative Sedation - CBM
What is palliative sedation,
What are the prerequisites for in...,
What constitutes a refractory sym...
28  cards
Inter-professional collaborative practice CBM + Oxford
List 6 canadian interprofessional...,
List the domains of potential suf...,
Which 2 canmeds roles are in the ...
42  cards
Pain Assessment and Management + Chronic Pain
How is chronic cancer pain mediated,
List and describe an approach to ...,
Describe common etiologies of pain
53  cards
Communication CBM
What are the principles of patien...,
List barriers to effective commun...,
Fife
33  cards
Anorexia-Cachexia CBM and Oxford
What is anorexia,
What the symptoms and findings of...,
What are the biological features
31  cards
Anemia, Cytopenias and thrombosis Oxford
Anemia,
List causes of anemia in palliati...,
Anemia of chronic disease pathoph...
17  cards
Bleeding in Palliative Care - Oxford
Etiology of bleeding in advanced ...,
Definition of massive hemorrhage,
Risk factors for bleeding in canc...
15  cards
Genitourinary symptoms CBM and Oxford
Common gu symtoms in malignancy,
Sexual function in malignancy,
Lower urinary tract obstruction
25  cards
Oral Care - CBM and Oxford
How common and important are oral...,
Oral hygiene,
Xerostomia etiology
15  cards
Methadone CBM
Case 63 f with r sided breast can...,
How does methadone work as an ana...,
Methadone metabolism
36  cards
Ketamine - CBM
Ketamine pharmacology,
What are the problems associated ...,
Ketamine burst protocol
7  cards
OPIOIDS : Principles of opioids and optimizing outcomes
Pharmacokinetics,
Pharmacodynamics,
Factors that affect pharmacokinet...
96  cards
Defining a Good Death - Oxford 2.4
List features of a good death,
Multidimensionality,
Importance of role
13  cards
Management of the Actively Dying Patient / The Last Days
What resources are needed to prov...,
What factors need to be considere...,
How do you assess patients and fa...
16  cards
Nausea and Vomiting
Causes of nausea and vomiting,
Assessment of nausea and vomiting,
Physical exam for nausea and vomi...
42  cards
Constipation
What is constipation,
List factors that predispose to c...,
List medications that are constip...
22  cards
Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Malignant bowel obstruction defin...,
What is the epidemiology of mbo,
What is the pathophysiology of mbo
35  cards
Diarrhea
Definition of diarrhea,
Causes of diarrhea in palliative ...,
Examination and investigations in...
11  cards
Ethics CBM + truth telling/consent oxford
What is applied medical ethics,
List sources of ethical conflict ...,
Outline the 4 steps in clinical e...
23  cards
Suffering CBM and Dignity Oxford and Coping Oxford
What is suffering,
List sources of suffering in pall...,
What influence do health care pro...
32  cards
Anxiety and Depression
Prevalence and risk factors for d...,
Clinical significance of untreate...,
Major depressive episode
24  cards
Spiritual Care
Definition of spirituality vs rel...,
Why would you take a spiritual hi...,
Fica spiritual assessment
13  cards
Sleep Disorders
How common are sleep disorders,
Describe normal physiology of sleep,
Why is sleep disruption important
11  cards
Pediatrics
Children s concepts of death table,
List elements of sharing informat...,
How can a family member speak to ...
72  cards
Cancer rehabilitation and Fatigue CBM
What is cancer rehabilitation,
What are the goals of rehabilitation,
What roles do team members play i...
16  cards
Bone Pain
What are skeletal related events,
Features of bone pain,
Mechanism of bone mets causing pain
19  cards
Spinal Cord Compression
Symptoms of scc,
Risk factors for scc,
Diagnostic tests for scc
12  cards
Pediatric Ethics
Rights based dialogue of ethics i...,
Four principles of ethics peds pa...,
Ethics in peds personhood and rat...
13  cards
Stoma Care oxford
Principles of ostomy care,
Definition of peristomal plane,
Palliative ostomy surgery
24  cards
Dysphagia, Dyspepsia, Hiccup
What is dysphagia,
Physiology normal swallowing,
Causes of dysphagia
44  cards
Jaundice, ascites, encephalopathy
Causes of jaundice,
What is gilbert s syndrome,
Drug induced liver disease
31  cards
Endocrine and metabolic complications of advanced cancer
Cushing s syndrome,
Diagnosis of cushing s syndrome,
Treatment of cushing s syndrome s...
36  cards
Lymphedema
Definition of lymphedema,
Lymphedema pathophysiology,
Causes of lymphedema
19  cards
Oncology disease modifying therapies
What are the goals of disease mod...,
List advanced cancers that can be...,
List cancers than could be cured ...
12  cards
ICU
List trajectories of death in the...,
Why should palliative care be int...,
Logistic of integrating palliativ...
26  cards
ESRD
Dialysis prognosis,
What is conservative management f...,
Pain and esrd
22  cards
HIV/AIDS
Hiv treatment,
What are significant risk factors...,
Natural history of hiv infection
18  cards
Wound care
What is the magnitude of wound is...,
What is successful wound management,
Pathophysiology of pressure ulcers
40  cards
Complementary and Alternative therapies
List different categories of cam,
Who is likely to use cam in cancer,
Reasons why someone would use cam
25  cards
Economics / service delivery
What are the who main areas for i...,
List social barriers to access,
List professional barriers to access
23  cards
Pruritis and Sweating Oxford
Pruritis pathophysiology,
Opioids and pruritis,
Serotonergics and pruritis
21  cards
Epidemiology and Statistics
Nnt,
Incidence,
Prevalence
6  cards
Prognostication Oxford
Why is prognostication important,
What problems do professionals ha...,
List three components of prognost...
14  cards
Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia symptoms,
Symptoms of hypercalcemia,
Prognosis of hypercalcemia
16  cards
Oncology and Palliative Care
What is the overall rate of cure ...,
Describe the role of palliative c...,
How should patients be transition...
11  cards
Common side effects of Chemotherapy
Alopecia,
Mucositis,
Nails
5  cards
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Moral Distress
Define burnout,
Opposite of burnout job engagement,
List and describe three types of ...
24  cards
Confidentiality oxford
Define confidentiality,
Basics of respecting confidentiality,
Justifying a duty to maintain con...
6  cards
Neuropalliative Care
Brain death definition,
Locked in state definition,
Coma
10  cards
Head and Neck Cancer
Definition of head and neck cancer,
Risk factors for h and n cancers,
Social issues unique to hand n ca...
14  cards
Withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment
Approach to decision making,
1 consider the legal and ethical ...,
2 assess the consequences of utli...
14  cards
Bereavement
Bereavement definition,
Definition of grief,
Definition of mourning
23  cards
International Palliative Care
List factors that affect palliati...,
Public health approach to palliat...,
How to improve palliative care ad...
10  cards
Research
Ethics in palliative care research,
Validity and value,
Benefit to research subjects
22  cards
Assessment tools
Symptoms defining,
Measuring symptoms,
How to measure symptoms
18  cards
Dementia
Dementia definition,
Screening for dementia,
Alzheimer s disease
15  cards
Neurological disorders other than dementia
Als,
Als respiratory insufficiency,
Als mucous congestion of airways
30  cards
Neurological problems in advanced cancer - oxford
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical features of raised icp,
Acute raised icp clinical feature...
45  cards
DRUGS and PHARMACOLOGY
Steroids,
Phenobarbital,
Phenytoin and fosphenytoin
24  cards
Delirium CBM and Oxford
Delirium diagnosis,
Confusion assessment method delir...,
List clinical subtypes of delirium
28  cards
Care of the Elderly
How ro define progressive frailty,
When should you think about a pal...,
List some goals of a pall care ne...
13  cards
Epidemiology of death and population based palliative care
Incidence,
Prevalence,
Mortality data sources global bur...
11  cards
Radiotherapy in Symptom Management
Radiation moa,
Radical radiotherapy,
Palliative radiotherapy
41  cards
Tumour Lysis Syndrome
Tls definition,
Pathogenesis,
Clinical manifestations
8  cards
General Surgery and Palliative Care
Goals of palliative surgery,
When would pre emptive palliative...,
List possible morbidities complic...
14  cards
Orthopedic Surgery and Pall Care
Common locations of bone metastases,
Evaluation of a patient with bony...,
Imaging
29  cards
Interventional Radiology
Anterograde pyelography,
Percutaneous nephrostomy,
Biliary drains
22  cards
Sexual dysfunction
Definition of sexuality,
Definition of intimacy,
List health benefits of sexual an...
15  cards
Possible Exam Questions
List medications to be prepared f...,
List medications that could cause...,
List side effects of opiods that ...
193  cards
Opioid therapy : managing risks of abuse, addiction and diversion
Tolerance,
Substance dependence vs physical ...,
Aberrant drug related behaviour d...
8  cards
Interventional approaches for Chronic Pain
Indications for interventional pa...,
Trigger point injections,
Botox
27  cards
Neurostimulation for pain management
Spinal cord stimulation,
Transcutaneous electrical stimula...,
Peripheral nerve stimulation pns
8  cards
Rehab Medicine Approaches for Pain
Heat and cold for pain,
Effects of cancer on msk system,
Stabilizing and unloading strategies
10  cards
Psych and psychiatric interventions for pain
Multidimensional model of pain in...,
Psychological factors,
Variable affecting pain related q...
27  cards
Neuropathic Pain CBM and Oxford
Causes mechanisms of neuropathic ...,
Qualities of neuropathic pain,
Chemotherapy induced peripheral n...
23  cards
Visceral pain
Nociception in viscera,
Pathophysiology,
Differences between anatomy of vi...
19  cards
Non-Opioid Analgesics
Advantages of non opioids,
Disadvantages,
Prostaglandins
20  cards
Adjuvant Analgesics
Define adjuvant analgesics,
Limitations of adjuvants,
List 6 major classes of adjuvant ...
55  cards
Pathophysiology of pain
General pain pathway,
Pain transduction,
Pain conduction
11  cards

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