Which opioid analgesic is the most appropriate to give for an opioid-naive patient in severe pain from a hip fracture? fentantyl hydromorphone oxycodone morphine sulfate

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Which opioid analgesic is the most appropriate to give for an opioid-naive
patient in severe pain from a hip fracture?
fentantyl
hydromorphone
oxycodone
morphine sulfate
Transcribed Image Text:Which opioid analgesic is the most appropriate to give for an opioid-naive patient in severe pain from a hip fracture? fentantyl hydromorphone oxycodone morphine sulfate
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Opioid Analgesic:  

Opioids are compounds that bind to opioid receptors and cause effects similar to those of morphine. In medicine, they are mostly employed for anaesthetic and pain treatment. Suppression of diarrhoea, replacement therapy for opioid use disorder, reversing opioid overdose, and suppression of cough are a few further medicinal uses. Only veterinary use of extremely powerful opiates like carfentanil is permitted. Opioids are commonly used for euphoric purposes or to avoid withdrawal outside of medicine. 

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