Your patient broke her hip yesterday evening when she tripped over her dog and fell at home. She is waiting for surgery but it will be a few more hours. She rates her pain 8/10 to her affected side, radiating into her back, worsened by minor position changes, and only relieved by morphine. She is requesting analgesia and has an order for 6mg morphine subcut q4h PRN. You have multiple concentrations of morphine to choose from. What concentration would you choose? Question 3Select one: a. Morphine 2mg/ml b. Morphine 10mg/ml c. Hydromorphone 2mg/ml d. Morphine 15mg/ml
[Verified Answer]: Your patient broke her hip yesterday…
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