Question

select the right answer :

QUES :

The adverse effects of morphine include all of the following except:

Select one:

a. Nausea & vomiting

b. Cough suppression

c. Diarrhoea

d. Respiratory depression

QUES :

The risk of neurotoxicity limits the recommended treatment period with pethidine to no more than ___ hours:

Select one:

a. 12

b. 36

c. 72

d. 48

QUES :

It is safe to mix pethidine & an antiemetic in one syringe & administer together:

Select one:

True

False

Answer 1

1.b.cough suppression

.cough suppression: Opiates have been used for cough suppression for centuries. So it is not an adverse effect of morphine.

. Rest every thing are the adverse effects of morphine

2.b.36 hours.

Pethidine associated neurotoxicity is dose related, so pethidine should not be administered for periods more than 24 to 36 hours.

3.true

Pethidine and metoclopromide admixture is usually administered for the concomitant management of pain, nausea and vomiting.