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.

For patients already undergoing treatment, replacing interfering medications results in fewer false positives and false negatives.

Temporomandibular dysfunction represents a major cause of orofacial pain. The focus of this article is to provide an overview of this disorder and management considerations in general practice.