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dmcintosh

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A patient has been receiving morphine sulfate 10 mg intramuscularly every 4 hours for the past few days. The nurse is anticipating discharge and wants to calculate the oral dose necessary for this patient.
 
  Calculate the oral dosage range using the equianalgesic dosing formula: __________ mg.
 
  Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number, using a dash (-) to indicate the range.

Question 2

The nurse is evaluating the pain descriptions of a group of patients. Which patient's/patients' description is consistent with that of phantom pain?
 
  1. Patients A and D
  2. Patient A only
  3. Patients B and D
  4. Patient C only


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abro1885

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 30-60

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Patient C has an increased risk of experiencing phantom pain. Phantom pain is a type of neuropathic pain that occurs after amputations.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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