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What are the indications of morphine?

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Significant pain, sedation, and autonomic dysreflexia (systolic BP >160 mmHg)

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What are the contraindications of morphine?

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Allergy AND/OR adverse drug reaction, kidney disease

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What are the side effects of morphine?

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Bradycardia, drowsiness, nausea and/or vomiting, hypotension, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression

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What is the adult IM dosage for morphine?

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> 70 yrs : 2.5-5mg repeated at up to 5mg every 10 minutes. max dose 10mg.
< 70 yrs: 2.5-10mg repeated at up to 5mg every 10 minutes. max dose 20mg.

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What are the indications of fentanyl?

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Significant pain, sedation, autonomic dysreflexia, and RSI

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What are the contraindications of fentanyl?

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Allergy AND/OR adverse drug reaction

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What are the side effects of fentanyl?

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Bradycardia, drowsiness, nausea and/or vomiting, hypotension, pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, and muscular rigidity

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What is the adult IM dosage for fentanyl?

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> 70 yrs : 25-50 microg repeated at up to 50 microg every 10 minutes. max dose 100 microg.
< 70 yrs: 25-100 microg repeated at up to 50 microg every 10 minutes. max dose 200 microg

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What are the indications of methoxyflurane?

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Pain

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What are the contraindications of methoxyflurane?

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Allergy AND/OR adverse drug reaction, patients < 1 year, history of significant liver or renal disease, and history of malignant hyperthermia

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What are the side effects of methoxyflurane?

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Altered level of consciousness, cough, renal/hepatic failure (following repeated high dose exposure)

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What is the adult dosage for methoxyflurane?

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3mL repeated once after 20 minutes. Max dose 6mL.

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What are the indications of paracetamol?

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Mild to moderate pain, and fever (causing distress)

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What are the contraindications of paracetamol?

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Allergy AND/OR adverse drug reaction, and patients < 1 month old

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What are the side effects of paracetamol?

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Nausea

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What is the adult dosage for paracetamol?

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0.5g-1g. Must not be administered within 4 hours of previous paracetamol administration. Repeated every 4 hours. max dose 4g in 24 hrs

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What are the indications of ibuprofen?

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Moderate pain due to acute inflammation and tissue injury

18
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What are the contraindications of ibuprofen?

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Heart failure, pregnancy, ACE inhibitor OR ARB therapy, patients less than 13 years old OR older than 65 years, patients taking anticoagulant medications, and diuretic treatment

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What are the side effects of ibuprofen?

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Nausea, dyspepsia, GI bleeding, and dizziness

20
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What is the adult dosage for ibuprofen?

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200-400mg. Must not be administered within 6 hours of previous ibuprofen administration

21
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What are the indications of sucrose 24%?

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Short-term procedural pain management (eg. IV cannulation) and distress due to pain

22
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What are the contraindications of sucrose 24%?

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Patients > 12 months, sucrose intolerance, fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption, concurrent muscle relaxant/paralysis therapy

23
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What are the side effects of sucrose 24%?

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Hyperglycaemia

24
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What is the paediatric dosage for sucrose 24%?

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0-1 month: 0.1mL (2 drops)
2-12 months: 0.5mL (10 drops)
May be repeated once at 5 minutes

25
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What are the indications of ondansetron?

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Significant nausea AND/OR vomiting

26
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What are the contraindications of ondansetron?

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Absolute: Allergy AND/OR adverse drug reaction, congenital long QT syndrome, Current apomorphine therapy, and patients < 2 years
Relative: First tri pregnancy

27
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What are the side effects of ondansetron?

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Common: headache, constipation
Rare: Hypersensitivity reactions and ECG changes

28
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What is the adult dosage for ondansetron?

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PO/IM: 4-8 mg. max dose of 8 mg. must not be given within 8 hours of previous administration.
IV: 4-8 mg slow push over 2-3 minutes. max dose 8mg.

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What are the precautions for morphine?

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Hypotension, respiratory tract burns, respiratory depression and/or failure, known addiction to narcotics, concurrent MAOI therapy, cardiac chest pain.

30
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What is the paediatric IM dose for morphine?

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> 1 year: 100-200 microg/kg
single max dose of 5 mg
total max dose 200 microg/kg

31
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What is the paediatric IV dose for morphine?

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> 1 year: 100 microg/kg
single max dose 2.5mg
repeated at 50 microg/kg at 5 min intervals
total max dose 200microg/kg

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What is the adult IV dose for morphine?

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> 70 yrs/cachectic or frail: 2.5 mg, repeated up to 2.5mg every 5 mins, max dose 10mg
<70 yrs: 2.5mg-5mg, repeated up to 5mg every 5 mins, max dose 20mg

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What are the precautions for fentanyl?

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Hypotension, respiratory tract burns, respiratory depression and/or failure, known addiction to narcotics, current MAOI therapy.

34
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What is the adult IV dose for fentanyl?

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> 70 yrs: 25 microg, repeated up to 25 microg every 5 mins, max dose 100 microg
<70 yrs: 25-50 microg, repeated up to 50 microg every 5 mins, max dose 200 microg

35
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What is the adult NAS dose for fentanyl?

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> 70 yrs: 25-50 microg, repeated up to 50 microg every 10 mins, max dose 100 microg
<70 yrs: 50-100 microg, repeated up to 100 microg every 10 mins, max dose 200 microg

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What is the paediatric IM dose for fentanyl?

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> 1 year: 1-2 microg/kg
single max dose 50 microg
total max dose 2 microg/kg

37
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What is the paediatric IV dose for fentanyl?

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> 1 year: 1 microg/kg
single max dose 25 microg
repeated at 0.5 microg/kg at 5 min intervals
total max dose 2 microg/kg

38
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What is the paediatric NAS dose for fentanyl?

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> 1 year: 1.5microg/kg
single max dose 50 microg
repeated once at 1 microg/kg at 10 mins
total max dose 100 microg

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