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To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
be eligible for hospice ... Loss of speech, locomotion ... Dementia #Functional #Assessment ... Staging #Test #Hospice ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Palliative
Pain Assessment Mnemonic: "OPQRSTU"
O: Onset
P: Provoking or Palliating Factors
Q: Quality
R: Region & Radiation
S: Severity
T: Time &
Pain Assessment ... : Provoking or Palliating ... Impact #Pain #Assessment
Methadone in Hospice & Palliative Care
Appropriate Candidates:
 - Moderate to severe pain
 - Pain refractory to
Methadone in Hospice ... & Palliative Care ... #Methadone #Hospice
OPQRST - Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment
O - Onset of the Event
P - Provocation / Palliation
Q -
Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment ... Provocation / Palliation ... Mnemonic #Symptom #Assessment
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
5 Dementia hospice ... evaluation of hospice ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Palliative ... #Dementia #Hospice