Palliative care

Question 1

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: oral hydromorphe

Answer 1

x5 i.e. 2mg hydro = 10mg morph

Question 2

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: oral oxycodone

Answer 2

x 1.5 i.e 7.5mg is 10mg morphine

Question 3

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: codeine

Answer 3

/8 - /10 i.e. 90mg = 10 mg morph

Question 4

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: tapentadol

Answer 4

/3 - /5 i.e. 50 mg = 10mg morph

Question 5

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: tramadol

Answer 5

/5 i.e. 50mg = 10mg morph

Question 6

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: subcut morph

Answer 6

x 3 i.e. 30mg oral morph = 10 mg sub cut

Question 7

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: subcut bupronorphine

Answer 7

subcut to oral bup = x 3 and oral bup to oral morph x 5

therfor x 15 so 2mg subcut bup = 30mg oral morph.

Question 8

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: bupronorphine patch 5micro/hr

Answer 8

12mg/24 hours

Question 9

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: fentanyl patch 12 micro/hr

Answer 9

30-45 mg/24 hours oral morph

Question 10

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: Fentanyl lozenge

Answer 10

200 microgram lozenge doesnt have a direct conversion

Question 11

Opioid conversion from ____to oral morph: Bupronorphine tablet

Answer 11

200 microg = 8-16 mg morphine oral