Pain
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Article categoriesAssessing cancer pain
A pragmatic approach to assessment and treatment in the community
Starting morphine: Information for clinicians
How do I decide when it is appropriate to start strong opioids? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Opioid conversion
Resources for clinicians to tackle tricky opioid dose conversions.
Neuropathic pain: Information for clinicians
Diagnosis and treatment of nerve pain, and when to seek specialist advice
Starting a syringe pump: Information for clinicians
How do I decide when it is appropriate to start a syringe pump? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Bone pain: Information for clinicians
Clinical features and how to treat
How to assess a patient in pain towards the end of life: Information for clinicians
An initial approach to assessing physical pain in palliative care
Assessment of abdominal pain in patients with cancer: Information for clinicians
How should I best assess abdominal pain in a patient with advancing cancer? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Prescribing medication via a syringe pump
Information for clinicians on how to prescribe medication to be delivered via syringe pump using a MAAR chart.
Anticipatory Prescribing: Information for clinicians
How to prescribe symptom control medicines for people in the last days of life
Bowel obstruction: Information for clinicians
Bowel obstruction can be acute or subacute
Referred pain: Information for clinicians
What patterns of referred pain do you commonly see? Advice from a senior palliative physician