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Does taking morphine cause a person with conjestive heart failure to die?
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No: In addition to being a good pain reliever, morphine is especially good at relieving the discomfort with "air hunger" that can happen with congestive heart failure. While it is used in patients close to the end of life, in the proper doses, it does not cause them to die.
Answered 1/18/2013
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No: However, morphine can depress the drive to breathe and can be fatal in high doses. This is irrespective of chf.
Answered 1/29/2013
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