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  1. Cuirass Ventilation: An Alternative Home-Based Modality for Chronic Respiratory Failure

    Article • Home Health Care Management & Practice, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  2. A Mother in Jeopardy: The Ethics of Pregnancy and Chemotherapy

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  3. Pharmacology Update: Low-Dose Naltrexone as a Possible Nonopioid Modality for Some Chronic, Nonmalignant Pain Syndromes

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  4. Death or Damnation: Surrogacy and Religious Beliefs

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  5. Critically Ill Patient Leaving Against Medical Advice

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  6. Prognostication in Anoxic Brain Injury

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  7. The Effect of Hospice on Hospital Admission and Readmission Rates: A Review

    Article • Home Health Care Management & Practice, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  8. Decision-Making on a Deadline: Tracheostomy, Nutrition, and Autonomy

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  9. Home-Based Treatment for Chronic Constipation

    Article • Home Health Care Management & Practice, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  10. Autonomy and Withdrawal of Treatment in a Patient With Depression

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  11. Is There a Role for 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Pruritus?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  12. Serum Bovine Immunoglobulin for Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Mucositis

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  13. Subcutaneous Botulinum Toxin Injection for Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome in Palliative Care: A Case Report

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, June 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  14. A Review of Prognostic Tools in Heart Failure

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  15. Ethics Roundtable: “Cost and the Non-Adherent Patient”

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  16. Suicide and Self-Determination

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  17. What rights do parents have in the healthcare of their minor children?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  18. A new way to convert other opioids to a correct methadone dose.

    Article • Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  19. A case report and explanation of Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  20. Aggressive Treatment at End of Life

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  21. The Partial Code Blue

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  22. Life Support After Brain Death

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  23. The Allegedly Abusive Surrogate

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  24. The Deathbed Confession

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, August 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  25. Whose “Best Interests” Are at Stake?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  26. Surrogates With Conflicting Interests

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  27. When Surrogates Collide

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  28. The Principle of Distributive Justice

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  29. A Cognitively Impaired Patient Without a Surrogate

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  30. Legal But Not Always Allowed

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  31. Authors’ Response to Letter to the Editor

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  32. Placebo: Medicine or Deception?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  33. Medical Marijuana and Organ Transplantation: Drug of Abuse, or Medical Necessity?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  34. Death, Dying, and Statistics: Quality Measures Versus Quality of Life

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  35. Methylnaltrexone: Treatment for Opioid-Induced Constipation

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, August 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  36. A ‘‘Minor’’ Decision: Right to Die or Manslaughter?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  37. Morphine to Methadone Conversion: An Interpretation of Published Data

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, June 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  38. Olanzapine for Nausea and Vomiting

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  39. End-of-Life Care When the State Is the Guardian

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  40. A Suicidal Patient in the Burn Unit

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, February 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  41. Providing Care in an Unacceptable Environment

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  42. Comfort Care Versus Euthanasia

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  43. The Case for ‘‘Palliative Dialysis’’

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  44. Diversion of Opioid Pain Medications at End-of-Life

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  45. Memantine (Namenda) for Neuropathic Pain

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  46. Gabapentin for Intractable Hiccups in Palliative Care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, February 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  47. The Ethical Concept of “Best Interest”

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, February 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  48. Assigning an Appropriate Surrogate

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  49. Brain Death and Organ Transplantation

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, August 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  50. Withdrawing Treatment for the “Wrong” Reasons

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, June 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  51. Cruel and Unusual Code Blue?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, June 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  52. Dueling Interests: When Surrogates Collide

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, April 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  53. Durable Power of Attorney Versus the Advance Directive: Who Wins, Who Suffers?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, February 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  54. A Medical Error Leads to Tragedy: How Do We Inform the Patient?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  55. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Physician Assisted Suicide

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, August 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  56. Continuation of Feeding Tube

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  57. The Ethics of Withdrawing Treatment: How Should the Choice Be Made?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  58. Case study: Hospice and alcoholism

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  59. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  60. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  61. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  62. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  63. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  64. N-type calcium channel blockers: A call for papers

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  65. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  66. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  67. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  68. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  69. Physician orders for scope of treatment: An idea whose time has come

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  70. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  71. Ethics roundtable

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  72. The Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI): A new tool for measuring quality of life

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  73. Differential advantage and hospice care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  74. Discontinuing life support: Whose call?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  75. A tale of two transitions

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2003, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  76. Spirituality in hospice and palliative care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2003, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  77. Complementary medicine and the scientific method: Mainstreaming proven “alternative” therapies

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  78. Sedation, dehydration, and ethical uncertainty

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  79. The ABMS, the ABHPM, and the future of a specialty

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  80. Palliative care, burnout, and the pursuit of happiness

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  81. Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: An opportunity for palliative care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  82. AND versus DNR

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  83. Medical marijuana

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  84. OxyContin ®, the media, and law enforcement

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  85. Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A new tool in the fight against an old enemy

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  86. Euthanasia: Can the trend be countered?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  87. Ketamine and problems with advanced palliative care in the community setting

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  88. Should we fear the Pain Relief Promotion Act?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  89. Politics, cancer pain, and methadone

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  90. The personal side of hospice and palliative care education

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  91. Clinical research on heroin in cancer pain control

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, January 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  92. Listening to ALS

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 1999, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  93. Cooperation, not competition, engenders success

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 1999, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  94. Science, hospice, and terminal dehydration

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 1999, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  95. The education of medical professionals in palliative care topics is essential

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 1999, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  96. An obvious call for better communication

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  97. Management of intestinal obstruction in hospice care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  98. Is there an answer to the medical review policy nightmare?

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, May 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  99. Palliation of painful bone metastases: Strontium-89

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  100. Duragesic ® (transdermal fentanyl) in hospice care

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, November 1996, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker

  101. The therapeutic baptism: A case of missed cultural clues in a terminal setting

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 1996, SAGE Publications

    Dr Steven J Baumrucker