FRACP, PhD, MBBS, Director of Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Brisbane, Qld; Palliative Care Physician, Mater Research Institute – University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Qld
Psychological and spiritual distress are common in end-stage heart failure.
This article provides an overview of the assessment and management of constipation in patients receiving palliative care.
This paper reviews the palliative management of breathlessness.
This article outlines the evidence-based management of depression in patients with advanced cancer.
This article summarises the evidence-based management of nausea in advanced cancer.
This article summarises the evidence-based management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with advanced cancer.
This article reviews the safe use of fentanyl, the proper use of buprenorphine and oxycodone–naloxone, and the potential pitfalls of equianalgesic tables.