Cancer Pain ManagementDeborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro Grune & Stratton, 1987 - 286 pages |
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... doses are required to provide the initial effectiveness . Tolerance is a shift to the right in the dose - response curve . Tolerance to opioids is not related to changes in metabolism ; rather , it is related to undefined changes in the ...
... doses are required to provide the initial effectiveness . Tolerance is a shift to the right in the dose - response curve . Tolerance to opioids is not related to changes in metabolism ; rather , it is related to undefined changes in the ...
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... dose should be escalated , although not by more than one - third of the previous hourly morphine dose . After each dose escalation , vital signs and sedation should be assessed as outlined above . Finally , the dose of morphine ...
... dose should be escalated , although not by more than one - third of the previous hourly morphine dose . After each dose escalation , vital signs and sedation should be assessed as outlined above . Finally , the dose of morphine ...
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Deborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro. 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 ...
Deborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro. 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 ...
Contents
Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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