Transplant Medicine
This specialty helps patients cope with uncertainty and clarify goals before transplant.
What is palliative care?
The most common persistent opioid side effect.
What is constipation?
This state was the first to legalize aid-in-dying (at the time called "Physician-assisted dying.)
What is Oregon?
Delirium or agitation in a dying patient that does not respond to standard treatments is a candidate for this intervention.
What is palliative sedation?
This is the most common symptom reported by patients with advanced cancer, often more distressing than pain.
What is fatigue?
This is the most common organ transplanted in the world.
What are the kidney's?
You should consider checking this every 6 months-annually when a patient is on methadone.
What is QTc, get an EKG?
This is how many states (including NY and Washing DC) Death with Dignity is legal in.
What is 14
This is the primary goal of palliative sedation in end-of-life care.
What is relief of refractory suffering?
This psychostimulant is sometimes used in cancer-related fatigue to improve alertness.
What is methylphenidate?
This is the most common long-term complication of chronic immunosuppression.
What is infection?
The enzyme system responsible for most opioid drug–drug interactions.
What is the cytochrome P-450 system?
This ethical principle is central to the Dying with Dignity Act, allowing patients control over the timing and manner of death.
What is autonomy?
The most commonly used class of medications for palliative sedation are these.
What are benzodiazepines?
This common lab abnormality can worsen fatigue in terminally ill patients and is often treated if correctable.
What is anemia?
This is the most common tissue transplant.
What is cornea tissue?
These two opioids are preferred in renal failure.
What are fentanyl and methadone?
This physician was known as "Dr. Death" in the 90's, Dr. Jack Kevorkian practice what medicine?
What is pathology?
Palliative sedation may still include these medications to control pain while the patient is sedated.
What are opioids?
Modafinil is primarily used to treat fatigue related to this condition but has been studied in this serious illness as well.
What is narcolepsy or daytime sleepiness?
This is the most common cancer in solid-organ transplant recipients.
What is skin cancer? (specifically squamous cell)
This can occur if buprenorphine is started too soon after a full opioid agonist.
What is precipitated withdrawal?
These are two states that you do not have to be a resident of to utilize Medical Aid in Dying.
What is Vermont and Oregon?
This drug is often used in the ICU to provide sedation while allowing patients to remain arousable.
What is dexmedetomidine (Precedex)?
Guidelines from the Endocrine Society recommend measuring these levels in males who are on long-term opioid therapy?
What is testosterone?