Use Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Treat Breathlessness in End-of-Life Patients

April 2016

We're getting questions about meds used at the end of life.

Create protocols to address the special needs of these patients.

Some hospitals implement safety measures such as order sets...pump libraries...end-of-life floors...palliative care trained nurses...etc.

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Table of Contents

Sepsis Look for Organ Dysfunction to Identify Septic Patients
End-of-Life Care Use Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Treat Breathlessness in End-of-Life Patients
Gastroenterology Stop Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis When Patients Transfer Out of the ICU
Stroke Consider Suggesting Pioglitazone for Patients with Prediabetes and Prior Str
Hepatitis C Watch Statin Doses With New Hepatitis C Med Zepatier
Opioids Don't Use Methadone to Treat Acute Pain
Insulin Choose the U-500 Kwikpen Over U-500 Vials
Insulin Create Insulin Pump Protocols for Your Hospital
Supplements Point Out Which Potassium Supplements Leave a "Ghost" Tab in the Stool
Neurology & Pain Continue to Use Benzodiazepines First-Line in Status Epilepticus
Enteral Tubes Start with Tap Water to Unclog Feeding Tubes