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Can you tell me examples of postoperative medications for above-knee amputation?
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Narcotic pain meds: Would be used initially. Outside if pain control, any medications would be for a patient's specific problem(s), not really for the amputation. Because of this, the only medication that would be nearly universal is pain medication and possibly heparin/lovenox for blood clot prevention.
Answered 10/7/2017
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It depends: Medications that one may be prescribed include: pain medication and possibly antibiotics.
Answered 3/28/2014
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