by MJ Hur Cited by 5Further studies are required into the effective intrathecal morphine without side effects in elderly patients for TKA. Keywords :analgesia;morphine;patient-
elderly, and side effects related to opioid and other analgesic drugs. M3G antagonizes the effects of morphine and M6G; it does not bind to
giving morphine to the elderly. A reduction of dose is advisable. Page 3 The commonest side-effects of morphine are. Nausea. Vomiting.
side effects and whenever morphine therapy is being initiated Morphine should be administered with caution and in reduced dosages to elderly
Patients on morphine suffer from severe side effects/ intolerance, such as opioid induced elderly patients and those susceptible to side-
Equivalent morphine dose 150 mg x 2 = 300 mg morphine per day. Practitioners Elderly people are more susceptible to the side effects of confusion
Morphine compared with Since the majority of fractured NOF patients are elderly, correct morphine dosage is essential to avoid harmful side effects.
case of life-threatening or intolerable side effects and whenever morphine therapy is being initiated. The pharmacodynamic effects of morphine in the elderly
Morphine compared with Since the majority of fractured NOF patients are elderly, correct morphine dosage is essential to avoid harmful side effects.
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one of my own pet peeves, sorry