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What is 0.2 dilaudid in a pain pump?
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Milligrams: That is a basic demand dose. Every time the patient pushes the button that dose will be administered if allowed by the other parameters such as lock out time and if it is under the maximum dose per hour. That is how the settings are set up on a pca pump ( patient controlled pump).
Answered 4/17/2018
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Pain pump: Pain pumps are the intrathecal drug delivery systems that deliver the medicine directly to the spinal fluid. Dilaudid is about 5-7 times as strong as morphine. A drug in the spinal fluid is is about 300 times as strong as oral intake. Also Dilaudid is not one of the drugs approved by fda for intrathecal use, but is widely used for tolerant patients and need to be monitored closely.
Answered 1/3/2021
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