Juggling the Triad of Care at End of Life – The Patient, The Client & The Care Team

Which combination best describes the core principals of Veterinary Palliative Care:

Minimisation of suffering, elongation of life and treatment of disease

Treatment of disease, elimination of suffering and care of the client-patient unit

Treatment of patient symptoms, care of the client-patient unit and minimisation of suffering

Total pain refers to:

Physical pain

Physical and psychological pain

Physical, psychological, social and spiritual pain.

A multi-disciplinary palliative care team could include paraprofessionals such as groomers:

True

False

Pain scales are ideally suited to assessing both acute and chronic pain:

True

False

Grimace scales are designed for use with which species:

Dogs

Cats

Dogs and Cats

Quality of life assessment tools may examine which of the following factors:

Pain, appetite and demeanour

Activity levels, continence and water Intake

Body condition, cognition and sleep patterns

All of the above

In a recent study of clients and veterinarians, both these two groups had similar perceptions of what had been communicated about, during consultations involving euthanasia discussions:

True

False

What are the four most commonly recognised trajectories of death in human medicine:

Sudden death, toxicity, systemic illness, neurological decline

Sudden death, terminal illness, organ failure, frailty

Examples of psychosocial factors pertaining to a case could include:

The medical history of a previous pet

A client’s finances

Physical strength of a client

Their religious beliefs

The relative geographical location of family members

All of the above

Appropriate consent framework for palliative care cases should include an option for clients to decline future diagnostic testing for their pet but still engage in active veterinary care:

True

False

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Juggling the Triad of Care at End of Life – The Patient, The Client & The Care Team