title: Killing the symptom without killing the patient.
authors.affiliation: Hospice Palliative Care Program at Providence Health Care in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Romayne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D010166:Palliative Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone