Patient had slight chest discomfort 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 and anxiety. EMT gave Morphine to patient causing respiration problems and then Narcan. Can Morphine IV cause respiration on a patient already on OxyContin?
What are the effects of being on 20mg OxyContin, 3 times a day for patient with CHF and poor heart?
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- 30 Aug 2009 by peach!1950
- Updated
- 31 Aug 2009
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- narcan, oxycontin, anxiety, morphine
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mpvt
30 Aug 2009
Yes, any opiate can cause respitory failure when you take to much. 60mgs of oxycontin is on the lower end for chronic pain control but it also depends on lots of varibles on how people react... Dave
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