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Hospice Composition Based on Diagnosis is Associated with Caregiver-Reported Quality Measures
Conclusion: Hospices that cared for a greater proportion of dementia and stroke patients had poorer scores on caregiver-reported quality measures. These findings support efforts to identify mechanisms underlying these differences and to design strategies to ensure optimal outcomes for hospice patients regardless of diagnosis.PMID:35442840 | DOI:10.1177/10499091221088497
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 20, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sulaiman Alshakhs Elisabeth Sweet Elizabeth Luth M C Reid Charles R Henderson Veerawat Phongtankuel Source Type: research

Futility, Miracles, and Religion: A Game Theory Display of a Medical Ethics Dilemma (P02.006)
CONCLUSIONS: Although this situation does not describe a Prisoner's Dilemma, that game theory format of payoff presentation demonstrates that ethical dilemmas in clinical medicine (such as this described situation involving futility and religious belief in miraculous healing) can be illustrated and the issues focused when displayed using a perceived payoff format.Disclosure: Dr. Riggs has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - February 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Riggs, J. Tags: P02 Ethics, Pain, and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Gabapentin Therapy of Hiccups (June).
CONCLUSIONS:Gabapentin has a similar body of evidence as other pharmacotherapeutic agents used to treat hiccups. Gabapentin is well tolerated and should be considered as a second-line agent in selected patients. PMID: 23673537 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - May 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Thompson DF, Brooks KG Tags: Ann Pharmacother Source Type: research

157 E-Books New to JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 157 e-books to the growing collection in May and June: Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory Adult Emergency Medicine Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination (4th ed.) Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (2nd ed.) Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (5th ed.) Arrhythmia Essentials Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery Atlas of Clinical Neurology (3rd ed.) Atlas of Hematopathology: Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Atlas of No...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

If you could propose one idea to help improve health care delivery in the United States, what would it be?
Thumbnail: Tags: conversationsphrma conversationslarry hausnermyrl weinbergchris hansennancy brownContributors: 11621161115911631173Contributions: Read Larry Hausner's bio Despite the rapid development of innovative technologies in the health care field, we have yet to discover a panacea that will easily transform our health care system into one that provides high-quality and cost-effective care.  What we have discovered and come to agree on over the last decade is that our sick care system must be reconfigured to a health care system that emphasizes wellness and prevention.  For that reason, I offer ...
Source: PHRMA - June 24, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: rlowe Source Type: news

Fatigue in Healthy and Diseased Individuals.
CONCLUSIONS: Fatigue needs to be recognized as an important condition that is not only a symptom but may also be quantified and can be modified by various measures depending on the underlying cause. PMID: 23892338 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - July 26, 2013 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Finsterer J, Mahjoub SZ Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research

A rare cause of headache-the importance of a tissue diagnosis and perseverance
A 64 year old diabetic hypertensive milkman presented in September 2011 with 4 months progressive constant right frontotemporal retro–orbital pain. It was worse at night affecting sleep with slight right field blurring and later vomiting. Full examination including blood pressure was normal with acuities 6/9. Tension type headache was considered. Initial brain CT was reported as normal. With concern about giant cell arteritis steroids were trialled although ESR was 8 and CRP 25 with no other clinical features: pain reduction was short–lived and temporal artery biopsy negative. Symptoms worsened despite analgesi...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Defty, H., Cavazza, A., Warner, G. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Cranial nerves, Headache (including migraine), Neurooncology, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Hypertension, CNS cancer, Ophthalmology, Pain (palliative care), Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Radiology, Disability, Dru Source Type: research

Music gives people a voice when words fail them at the end of their lives | Bob Heath
A music therapist describes how improvising songs can open a vital channel of communication in palliative careAll that was dear to me, down below the seaI cannot hold this piece of driftwoodWhen life abandons meLiz, a patient at the Sobell House hospice, 2013In palliative care, when clients and their therapists get to know one another they do so with a shared knowledge, whether voiced or not, that while both of them are going to die eventually, at least one of them is going to be doing it very soon.The relationship between client and therapist is always unique. And whatever you may think about "therapy", all (or most) of i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 5, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Psychology theguardian.com Music Health Medical research & wellbeing Society Life and style Editorial Science Source Type: news

Portal venous air embolization.
Abstract To the Editor A 74-year-old lady was diagnosed with an inoperable gallbladder carcinoma with peritoneal deposits and acute cholangitis. As a palliative procedure, the patient was taken up for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) which was performed under conscious sedation with the patient placed in a semi-prone position. 7F-biliary stents were successfully placed in the bile duct, however, note was made of inadvertent air entry into the portal vein. Spot-radiograph taken with the patient in semi-prone position (Figure-1) reveals an iatrogenic pneumovenogram (arrows). The procedure was im...
Source: The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology - August 1, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Arora A, Mukund A, Garg H, Patıdar Y Tags: Turk J Gastroenterol Source Type: research

Pathways to palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease
ConclusionHealthcare professionals' beliefs, values and knowledge of palliative care influence their end‐of‐life care decisions. The influence of patient, family and clinicians involves negotiation and equivocation. Health professionals support the early discussion of end‐of‐life care in CKD at predialysis education to enable clearer decision making.
Source: Journal of Renal Care - January 18, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Rosalind Bull, Loren Youl, Iain K. Robertson, Rose Mace, Sarah Challenor, Robert G. Fassett Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Long-term aspirin use and neovascular age-related macular degeneration: association or causation?
Commentary on: Liew G, Mitchell P, Wong TY, et al.. The association of aspirin use with age-related macular degeneration. JAMA Intern Med 2013;173:258–64. Context Aspirin is used by many for temporary pain relief, rheumatological conditions and where indicated, cardioprotection. However, recent findings from observational studies have raised the possibility that regular aspirin use may also increase the risk of some forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods Liew and colleagues examined the relationship between long-term, low-dose aspirin use and risk of AMD in an Australian population-based cohort of 2...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - January 22, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Christen, W. G. Tags: EBM Aetiology, Smoking and tobacco, Epidemiologic studies, Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Hypertension, Ophthalmology, Pain (palliative care), Pain (anaesthesia), Diabetes, Health education, Smoking Source Type: research

Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Palliative care
As we work to find cures for so many devastating neurologic injuries and diseases, our patients suffer tremendously on a daily basis. Individuals with conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease (PD), muscular dystrophies, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and nervous system malignancies share a host of physical, emotional, and existential symptoms that can be difficult to treat. In addition, patients and their families face the realities of loss of function, loss of ability to communicate, and lifespans limited by the neurologic diagnosis or complications related to it (e.g., dysphagia, immobilit...
Source: Neurology - February 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Dallara, A., Tolchin, D. W. Tags: All Clinical Neurology, All Education, Palliative care RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research

Early ambulatory palliative care visits focus on psychosocial elements such as building rapport and coping, as well as managing symptoms and enhancing illness understanding
This study has had significant impact, but many professionals have asked for more details about palliative care interventions. Findings from the present study will help define what palliative care specifically provides. Context Professional organisations in the fields of oncology, such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology2 and palliative care, including the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, have articulated the need for palliative care to be integrated into disease-focused care. There has been a wide international interest in this area as well. Achieving this aim will require a greater understanding...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - March 14, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Ferrell, B. Tags: End of life decisions (geriatric medicine), Adult nursing, Stroke, Lung cancer (oncology), End of life decisions (palliative care), Hospice, Lung cancer (respiratory medicine), End of life decisions (ethics), Resuscitation, Information management Source Type: research

Neither ibuprofen nor steam improves symptom control compared with paracetamol in patients with acute respiratory tract infections in primary care
Commentary on: Little P, Moore M, Kelly J, et al.. Ibuprofen, paracetamol, and steam for patients with respiratory tract infections in primary care: pragmatic randomised factorial trial. BMJ 2013;347:f6041. Context The achievement of symptom control in patients with respiratory infections is an ongoing challenge, particularly within primary care. Patients and clinicians often view antibiotics, alongside other supportive medication, as the most expeditious intervention to achieve this goal. While we have learnt that antibiotics provide only very limited benefit in cases when bacterial infection is not suspected,1 2 the effe...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 19, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Schuetz, P. Tags: General practice / family medicine, Influenza, Otitis, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, Pain (palliative care), Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases, Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology Therapeutics Source Type: research

Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Neuropalliative care
Palliative medicine, as defined by World Health Organization, is the specialty that recognizes and attempts to prevent or alleviate physical, social, psychological, and spiritual suffering.1 Understanding the principles of palliative care should be an essential component of neurologic training, as the trajectory of many neurologic illnesses is progressive and incurable.2 Given the delicate nature of many of the conversations that neurologists have with patients at the time of diagnosis or during acute illness and hospitalization, expertise in discussing a patient's wishes, handling difficult conversations, and providing ad...
Source: Neurology - May 26, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Robinson, M. T., Barrett, K. M. Tags: Palliation pain, Palliative care RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research