Pain Meds

Question 1

What is the conversion factor of oral morphine to IT morphine?

Answer 1

300

Question 2

What is the conversion factor for IV morphine to IT morphine?

Answer 2

100

Question 3

What is the conversion factor for oral morphine to IV morphine?

Answer 3

3:1

Question 4

What is the conversion factor for IT to epidural morphine?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

What is the conversion for IV dilaudid to po morphine?

Answer 5

20:1

Question 6

What is the conversion factor for IT dilaudid to epidural dilaudid ?

Answer 6

10

Question 7

What is the conversion factor for IT hydromorphone to IV hydromorphone?

Answer 7

100

Question 8

What is the conversion factor for IV hydromorphone to oral hydromorphone?

Answer 8

5:1

Question 9

What is the conversion for morphine po to hydromorphone po?

Answer 9

4:1

Question 10

What is the conversion for IV morphine to IV hydromorphone?

Answer 10

6:1

Question 11

What is the conversion of IT fentanyl to epidural fentanyl?

Answer 11

10

Question 12

What is the conversion of IT fentanyl to IV fentanyl?

Answer 12

100

Question 13

How do you convert oral morphine to a fentanyl patch?

Answer 13

Take 24 hour requirement and divide by 2 or 3

Question 14

How much should you reduce your total dose of opioid when switching to another opioid for cross tolerance?

Answer 14

20%