Palliative ultrasonography

Palliative care symposium: promoting joint palliative care.

Dr Lesley Colvin (Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh) discussed the challenges of pain management in patients with a history of addiction. Similar to other chronic conditions, substance misuse often follows a relapsing course. Pain is a frequently associated comorbidity. Mortality rates are high but can be reduced by successful methadone maintenance programmes, ...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR PALLIATIVE CARE About palliative care

Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with advanced progressive illness, such as those with advanced cancer, end-stage renal disease, AIDs, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).(WHO 2002) Management includes treatments for pain and other symptoms (e.g. fatigue, nausea and vomiting, breathlessness, anxiety, depression, vasomotor symptoms, xerostomia), as well as th...

Lung Ultrasonography

Lung ultrasonography has excellent utility for the diagnosis of various thoracic diseases. It is easy to learn and has become attractive to intensivist and pulmonary physicians. This section will review key components of lung

Cranial Ultrasonography

Pleural ultrasonography.

Ultrasonography has achieved acceptance as a routine clinical tool for clinicians managing pleural disease. This article provides an overview of the field of pleural ultrasonography with an emphasis on clinical applicability and procedure guidance.