Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Father 90, buccal mucosa cancer, hospice, to control pain giving buprenorphine 0.2 mg sublingual but side effects restlessness, agitation, how control ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
hospice care: Sorry to hear about your father. Care is individualized on multiple factors including cancer type, stage, age of patient, and performance status. I would discuss this with his hospital team. Pain management is an area the hospice team specializes in.
Answered 11/2/2015
5.4k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
18, 6/7 hrs restless sleep a night wake up breathless anxiety. sleep deprived 3 yrs, mostly go to sleep after 12am. Health effects? cancer cause?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My father has alzheimer's. He is taking mirapex (pramipexole) for restless leg syndrome before bedtime. He's also taking calcium and a multivitamin at that time?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My grandmother, my father, his sister and my sister have this weird tingling feeling in their hands and legs at night. They become restless. Remedy?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My father had his antidepresant mirtazepine increased from 30mg to 45mg since the increase he gets restless leg all the time he takes pramipexol?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My 91 y/o mom has lung cancer is on Hospice. She has developed pneumonia. Does this mean she only has days or weeks left? Morphine prn for now, 2 mg
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Father 90, in hospice, buccal mucosa cancer, can not take orally and pleads not to give him IV nutrition, advise what to do in the light of all ethics?
Male 90, buccal mucosa cancer, tumor size 10 CM x 5 CM x 3 cm. Dementia and angina , one surgeon advise palliative surgery other says hospice? Advise
Why doctors are not advising radiation for my father with buccal mucosa cancer, moderately differenciated, age 90 with angina.?
I had egd shows localized nodular mucosa duodenal bulb and hyperemic gastric body.I also have an adrenal tumor on right side. Is this cancer?
Is there cancer pain so intense that it cannot be controlled by any medication at home? What do they do in a hospice for it?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
