structure
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7 days after sustaining partial and full thinkness burns in a house fire, A 7 yr old bot has brain asphyxia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, nultiorgan system failure, and sepsis. He is being mechanically ventilated. After consultation e=with his parents, a do -not-resusciatate order is written, and the boy is removed from the ventilator . 20 mins later, his blood pressure is 86/42 mmHg. pulse is 130/min and respirations are 8/ min He periodically moans in pain. His current pain medication is intravenous morphine(20mg/h)> which of the following is the most appropriate next step in pain management?
A. Decrease the morpgine until the patient's respirations are greater than 12/ min
B/ Increase the morphine
C. Adminidter midazolam
D. Adminidter naloxone
E. Adminidter pancuronium
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| frank100
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A, we have just discussed this one before
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| structure
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thanks!
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| juanma0
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Hey frank, could upost a link to the discussion or briefly explain why?
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| Dragonfly
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why not to give nalaxone to get rid of morphine quicker?
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| jvo_md
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i'll go with b...increase morphine..read ethics
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