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Morphine is widely known to be abused by lots of people nowadays, but it also has lots of therapeutical uses:
- analgesics for post-operative, cancer pain and renal colic
- for acute pulmonary edema
- it can reduce your anxiety
- has anti-tussive effect (can be used for severe refractory state)
- for severe and refractory diarrhea (but loperamide and diphenoxylate are better)
- as pre-anaesthetic medications
- for regional anaesthesia (epidural or intrathecal)
- to induce sleep in insomnia
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoMorphine is used to relieve severe or agonizing pain and suffering.
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Can codeine and morphine be given together?
none
Where can morphine be found?
You can be given morphine under certain circumstances for relieving pain at a doctor's office or a hospital.
What is a strong drug that is given to treat pain?
Morphine.
Can you show photo of syringes used to show amount of morphine given to terminall patients?
when administering morphine to terminally ill people,what is the maxium dose given with out overdosing and dying?
Can you actually throw up morphine given through IV?
No... the morphine is absorbed into the bloodstream - not passed into the digestive tract. However, morphine given through IV can still make some people sick to their stomach. It can cause vomiting in those that are sensitive to it, but they would only be throwing up their stomach contents, not the actual morphine.
How much morphine should a 150 pound pregnant woman be given?
None
What was the helpless drug that was given to the soldiers during the bombing of pearl harbor?
morphine
30 gr morphine does it help?
If your question in relation to pain - then yes, it will. However, 30gr of morphine is not a dose that would ever be given - as it would be lethal. 30mg is more likely. If your question in relation to pain - then yes, it will. However, 30gr of morphine is not a dose that would ever be given - as it would be lethal. 30mg is more likely.
Why is morphine not given in head injury cases?
Opioids increase intracranial pressure (BNF 62 :)
Can you give a pregnant woman morphine?
Only if it's given to her by her Dr and is medically necessary.
What is naloxen?
Nalaxone also known as narcan is a medication which reverses the effects of morphine. it is given in a morphine overdose or and allergicreaction to morphine It is actually given for overdose of SEVERAL drugs not limited to but including....percocet, lortab, fentanyl, any narcotic, hence the name Narcan.
Does morphine cause liver damage?
Morphine is a prescription medication that is given for moderate to severe pain. Since it is not metabolized in the liver, morphine cannot cause liver damage.
