Palliative Care Symptom Control
Review causes • Note: Adjuvant analgesics can be added on any step of the ladder. Try to Diagnose Cause of Pain Assess Pain STEP 1 NON-OPIOID . e.g. paracetamol 1 g qds . and/or NSAID STEP 2 . WEAK OPIOID. e.g. dihydrocodeine 30 – 60 mg qds . AND . non-opioid. STEP 3 . STRONG OPIOID . Stop weak opioid . Initiate morphine m/r 10 mg bd . or ...
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