Algorithms to Support Urgent Symptom Management Out of Hours The following algorithms have been developed to support urgent decisions that may need to be taken to manage symptoms effectively out of hours when specialist advice is not readily available, in end of life care. They provide a guide to the approach to the symptom management and to the possibilities for drug choice and other means of symptom management. Where a drug is to be considered, its dosages can be found in the APPM 2017 or the BNF for children. Wherever possible symptoms should be anticipated both in terms of how to manage them and in terms of the drugs that would be required to do so. The advice within the algorithms acts as supplementary information at times of unexpected events that may at times occur in end of life care. The Algorithms relate to: Nausea/Vomiting Breathlessness Seizures Pain Bleeding and Agitation
Algorithms to Support Urgent Symptom Management Out of Hours The following algorithms have been developed to support urgent decisions that may need to be taken to manage symptoms effectively out of hours when specialist advice is not readily available, in end of life care. They provide a guide to the approach to the symptom management and to the possibilities for drug choice and other means of symptom management. Where a drug is to be considered, its dosages can be found in the APPM 2017 or the BNF for children. Wherever possible symptoms should be anticipated both in terms of how to manage them and in terms of the drugs that would be required to do so. The advice within the algorithms acts as supplementary information at times of unexpected events that may at times occur in end of life care. The Algorithms relate to: Nausea/Vomiting Breathlessness Seizures Pain Bleeding and Agitation
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