Palliative Care Flashcards

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Oral Morphine to Subcut Morphine to Diamorphine conversion

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Oral morphine to Subcutaneous morphine ( Divide by 2)
Oral morphine to Subcutaneous diamorphine ( Divide by 3)
DIAmorphine (3 letters then morphine
Morphine / 3 = diamorphine

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Oral oxycodone to Subcutaneous diamorphine

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Divide by 1.5

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Oral codeine/ Oral Tramadol to Oral morphine

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Divide by 10

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4
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Palliative Care Rx for Secretions

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Hyoscine hydrobromide or hyoscine butylbromide

Glycopyrronium bromide may also be used

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