Nonpain Symptom Management

Olumuyiwa O Adeboye

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2019.05.002

Nonpain Symptom Management

Prim Care. 2019 Sep;46(3):335-351. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Author

Olumuyiwa O Adeboye¹

Affiliation

¹ Palliative Care, Ascension Wisconsin, Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital Campus, 1611 South Madison Street, Office 1A005, Appleton, WI 54915, USA. Electronic address: olumuyiwa.adeboye@ascension.org.

PMID: 31375185
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.05.002

Abstract

The burden of nonpain symptoms such as anorexia, constipation, nausea, and vomiting contribute to patient suffering throughout the course of advanced illness. It is important to address symptom control throughout the disease trajectory, and especially at the end of life. Primary care clinicians must recognize these symptoms early, provide ongoing assessment, and keep abreast of evidence-based management strategies, including valid clinical protocols.

Keywords: Anorexia; Constipation; Nausea and vomiting.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anorexia / physiopathology
Anorexia / therapy
Constipation / physiopathology
Constipation / therapy
Critical Illness*
Humans
Nausea / physiopathology
Nausea / therapy
Palliative Care / methods*
Prevalence
Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
Vomiting / physiopathology
Vomiting / therapy