Antidepressant Suggested target dosage range Common side effects and cautions Bupropion 200–400 mg divided (or bupropion extended release once daily) Anxiety, agitation, headache, nausea, insomnia, seizures (rare) Citalopram 20–40 mg…
Knowledge 1. Understand basic human genetics terminology 2. Understand the basic patterns of biological inheritance and variation, both within families and within populations 3. Understand how identification of disease-associated genetic…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_14 14. Symptom Management: Weight Gain Jennifer W. Bea1 , Hendrik D. De Heer2 and Anna L. Schwartz3, 4, 5 (1) Department of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, University of…
Maintain a healthy body weight >5 servings vegetables/fruit daily Select low-fat foods Select high-fiber foods Reduce intake of simple sugars/refined CHO/fructose Limit red meat (18 oz./week); avoid processed/charcoaled/well-done meat or…
Fig. 11.1 Increasing research interest in cognitive function and cancer The incidence and duration of CRCI varies considerably from study to study and across diseases, with estimates that range from…
Emetic risk category Phase Guideline recommendations MASCC/EMSO NCCN ASCO I. High (>90 %) risk Acute 5-HT3RA (palonosetron) + DMZ + APR (or FOS) 5-HT3RAa + DMZ (12 mg) + APR (125 mg) 5-HT3RA (palonosetron) + DMZ + APR Delayed DMZ + APR DMZ (8…
National Comprehensive Cancer Network “Episodic pain not controlled with [an] existing pain regimen” [6] Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine “A transitory exacerbation of pain experienced by the patient who has…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016David Alberts, Maria Lluria-Prevatt, Stephanie Kha and Karen Weihs (eds.)Supportive Cancer Care10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_1 1. Introduction David Alberts1 , Maria Lluria-Prevatt2 , Stephanie Kha2 and Karen Weihs2 (1) College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (2) University of…
Method Application Effectiveness Comments and references Opioids Somatic pain Neuropathic pain Mixed pain In one underpowered randomized trial, methadone had no more effect than morphine in neuropathic pain Adjuvant drugs…
