Symptom Control in Advanced Illness — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Perception of pain in an area that lacks sensation is known as _____.

Answer: anesthesia dolorosa

Flashcard 2: Drug of choice for bleeding oesophageal varices is-

Answer: Terlipressin

Extra: Terlipressin is currently considered the drug of choice for acute bleeding esophageal varices as it has been shown to improve survival. While Octreotide and Somatostatin are also used, Terlipressin is the preferred agent in most recent guidelines and competitive exams. Vasopressin is no longer the drug of choice due to its significant systemic vasoconstrictive side effects.

Flashcard 3: _____ is the first line of management of Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy

Answer: IV saline

Flashcard 4: The first line mx of short bowel syndrome is the use of _____ and bile acid sequesterants

Answer: PPIs

Flashcard 5: _____ therapy will decrease mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Answer: Long-term oxygen

Flashcard 6: Dementia with gait disturbances and rigidity would point you to the diagnosis of _____

Answer: dementia with lewy bodies

Flashcard 7: Patients with oligodendroglioma commonly present with several years of antecedent neurologic complaints, often including _____.

Answer: seizures