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Tolerance Tolerance to opioid effects develops when repeated administrations produce less analgesia or when higher doses are required to provide the initial effectiveness . Tolerance is a shift to the right in the dose - response curve ...
Tolerance Tolerance to opioid effects develops when repeated administrations produce less analgesia or when higher doses are required to provide the initial effectiveness . Tolerance is a shift to the right in the dose - response curve ...
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completed , the patient should be started on an hourly infusion of morphine that is equal to the cumulative bolus doses required to achieve the initial analgesia . For example , if 5 mg IV of morphine were given to a patient every 15 ...
completed , the patient should be started on an hourly infusion of morphine that is equal to the cumulative bolus doses required to achieve the initial analgesia . For example , if 5 mg IV of morphine were given to a patient every 15 ...
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equianalgesic doses . This initial dose can be gradually titrated upwards until a significant analgesic response is obtained . This dose provides the basis for calculating the initial morphine infusion . Although pharmacokinetic data ...
equianalgesic doses . This initial dose can be gradually titrated upwards until a significant analgesic response is obtained . This dose provides the basis for calculating the initial morphine infusion . Although pharmacokinetic data ...
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Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 18 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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