Mr A is a 50 year old man with chronic low back pain. He takes Morphgesic® SR (morphine sulphate) 60mg tablets twice daily. He was admitted to the hospital for back surgery and administered morphine sulfate 10mg/10ml solution for injection. The following information is extracted from the BNF: Equivalent doses of opioid analgesics. Analgesic/Route Dose Codeine: PO 100 mg Diamorphine: IM, IV, SC 3 mg Dihydrocodeine: PO 100 mg Hydromorphone: PO 2 mg Morphine: PO 10 mg Morphine: IM, IV, SC 5 mg Oxycodone: PO 6.6 mg Tramadol: PO 100 mg PO = by mouth; IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous; SC = subcutaneous What volume of IV morphine would need to be administered every 4 hours to provide an equivalent dose for Mr A?
Mr A is a 50 year old man with chronic low back pain. He takes Morphgesic® SR (morphine sulphate) 60mg tablets twice daily. He was admitted to the hospital for back surgery and administered morphine sulfate 10mg/10ml solution for injection. The following information is extracted from the BNF:
Equivalent doses of opioid analgesics.
Analgesic/Route Dose
Codeine: PO 100 mg
Diamorphine: IM, IV, SC 3 mg
Dihydrocodeine: PO 100 mg
Hydromorphone: PO 2 mg
Morphine: PO 10 mg
Morphine: IM, IV, SC 5 mg
Oxycodone: PO 6.6 mg
Tramadol: PO 100 mg
PO = by mouth; IM = intramuscular; IV = intravenous; SC = subcutaneous
What volume of IV morphine would need to be administered every 4 hours to provide an equivalent dose for Mr A?
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