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Why does Oxycontin cause shallow breathing and is that dangerous does it cause migraines as well?
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Oxycontin is an extended release form of oxycodone, which is a synthetic opiate. It is a narcotic used to relieve pain.
Opiates act as a depressant on the system, which includes slowing down a person's respiration rate. When a person overdoses on a narcotic, death is usually caused by difficulty breathing.
When oxycontin is taken as prescribed (and if a person does not have an adverse reaction), it is not dangerous.
When people take oxycontin incorrectly (ie, crushing, snorting, etc) or add additional substances which are also depressants (alcohol, anti-anxiety medications such as Ativan or Xanax, other opiates such as Vicodin), those people are engaging in dangerous, and possibly life-threatening, behavior.
Sometimes people can have headaches after having been on opiates called rebound headaches. Rebound headaches are not migraines.
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Can Oxycontin be used for shortness of breath in hospice patients?
Yes, it is possible. It also can cause shallow breathing. I doses above the recommended levels it can cause breathing to stop and possible death.
What are the signals for troubled breathing?
unusualy deep or shallow breathing
Deep when decreased shallow when increased?
Your breathing.
What can be vacant and shallow when a victim is in shock?
breathing
Does shallow breathing increase carbon dioxide levels in the blood?
Rate of respiration in normal adult is 15 to 20 minutes/ minute. They are not 'Deep' breathing. So shallow means how mush shallow and second is how often. If you take shallow breathing at normal rate then the answer is 'Yes'. If you take shallow breathing more often, then the answer is 'No'. But as level of carbon bi oxide increase in blood, it is the most powerful stimulant of respiration. Try holding the breathing for two/three minutes and then you will come to know what is the POWER of nature is.No body has ever died by holding the breathing willfully.
WHAT IS SHALLOW BREATHING INDICATIVE OF?
Shallow breathing can be indicative of pneumonia, asthma, or a lack of oxygen. If the body does not receive sufficient air, it will quickly shut down and cause death.
A patient breathing with reduced tidal volume will have respirations that are?
Shallow.
Signs of shock include which of the following?
Shallow breathing Confusion
Can shallow and rapid breathing be a sign of traumatic shock?
Yes
What is a sign of respiratory acidosis?
shallow breathing due to obstruction
What are the most obvious signs of shock?
Confusion Shallow breathing
What is the most obvious signs of shock?
shallow breathing and confusion
