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AKPS — Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status BODE Index (Palliative context)CAM-S (Confusion Assessment Method - Severity)CPOT (Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool)Death Rattle Scoring (Victoria)Distress Thermometer Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r)FAST Scale (Dementia)IPOS (Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale)Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS)Menten Score Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose (MEDD)Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC)Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)PAINAD Scale Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2)Palliative Prognostic (PaP) Score Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI)Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS)Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS-PAL)Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM)e-PaP Score

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Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS-PAL)

RASS-PAL (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale - Palliative)

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Agitation / Sedation

Select the level that best describes the patient's level of awareness and responsiveness to stimuli.

Guidelines & Evidence

Verified

Last Review: 2026

When to Use

When to Use

Assessment and monitoring of sedation depth in Palliative Sedation Therapy (PST)

Titration of sedative medications to target comfort level

Standardized communication about level of consciousness during PST

Documentation of sedation adequacy

Last Comprehensive Review: 2026

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