Title: What Family Doctors Need to Know to Provide Excellent Palliative Care
Presenter: Dr. Aynharan Sinnarajah
Date: March 6, 2020
PEARL: Dyspnea, non-pharmacologic
Often not associated with SpO2
Fan, cool air, focus on anxiety
PEARL: Opioid pharmacology
Time to maximal plasma concentration: 6 min (IV), 30 mins (SC/IM), 60 min (PO/PR)
T1/2 = 3-4 hours
PEARL: Opioid rotation
Note that data is based on healthy patients, so consider stepping down 30% for palliative patients
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