What's my prognosis?
This tool is used for prognosticating patients with liver failure
What is the MELD score?
Type of opioid that should be avoided in an opioid naive patient
What is long acting?
Patients must have this to qualify for advanced care at home
What is an Aurora PCP?
Class of antidepressants with safest side effect profile
What are SSRIs?
Starting transdermal patch dose for an opioid naive patient
What is 5 mcg?
Median survival range following withdrawal of dialysis in patients who do not urinate
What is less than 2 weeks?
This medication, historically used for treatment of opioid use disorder, can be useful to treat neuropathic pain
What is Methadone?
Advanced care at home will not see patients in this setting
What is Subacute rehab or skilled nursing facility?
This medication is an atypical antipsychotic and can be used for treatment of nausea, delirium, anxiety, insomnia, and cachexia
What is Olanzapine?
How often to change Butrans patch
What is 7 days?
This staging tool is used to determine hospice eligibility for Alzheimer's patients
What is FAST 7 or Functional Assessment Staging 7?
A patient experiencing significant or difficult to manage abdominal or pelvic pain related to cancer may benefit from this procedure
What is a nerve block?
Patients who have Advanced Care at Home also qualify for this service
What is home health care?
This tricyclic antidepressant is shorter acting and often used in patients with short prognosis
What is Mirtazapine?
Suboxone is a combination of these two drugs
What is Buprenorphine and Naloxone?
Interventional pain management strategy for localized pain and recommended for patients with a short (weeks to short months prognosis)
What is an epidural?
SNRI that can help treat various types of pain as an adjuvant option, in addition to treating anxiety and depression
What is Duloxetine or Venlafaxine??
Medicare benefit that patients can receive while on the transplant list
What is hospice?
Psychostimulant used for treatment of fatigue in cancer patients
What is Methylphenidate, (Ritalin) or Modafinil?
This form of buprenorphine is used for opioid use disorder and chronic pain/Opioid tolerant patients
What is sublingual film?
What is hypercalcemia?
Medication(s) used to treat bone pain that inhibit bone resorption
What are Bisphosphonates? Also accept what is Zoledronic acid or Pamidronate?
When considering AICD deactivation, the device cannot be deactivated (by the device rep) here
What is the patient's home?
Suggested starting dose of Olanzapine in the treatment of cachexia
What is 2.5 or 5 mg nightly?
Patients should not do this for 1 hour after using buccal or sublingual buprenorphine
What is brush their teeth?