Pediatric palliative care

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 120-151

  Klick, Jeffrey C ^a   Hauer, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BETHANECHOL; BUDESONIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRONABINOL; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; LACTULOSE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; NAPROXEN; NORTRIPTYLINE; OMEPRAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; RANITIDINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SUCRALFATE; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTICIPATORY GRIEF; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOPSY; BEREAVEMENT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL PAIN; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DYSAUTONOMIA; DYSPNEA; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY STRESS; FATIGUE; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENT PAIN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTUBATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRURITUS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHYDRATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; RETCHING; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND DUCT; SPASTICITY; STOMACH ULCER; THERAPY EFFECT; TRACHEOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URINE RETENTION; VISCERAL PAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77956630630     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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