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a client is receiving morphine sulfate intravenously (iv) every 4 hours as needed for the relief of pain related to a surgical procedure the client had 3 days previously. the physician is discontinuing the iv and will be starting the client on oral pain medication. what would provide the client with optimal pain relief when discontinuing the iv dose?

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The physician would provide the client who had a surgical procedure with optimal pain relief when discontinuing the morphine sulfate intravenously (IV) by "administering an equianalgesic dose".

What is an equianalgesic dosage?

The term "aquianalgesic dosage" refers to the dose where the two opioids (during the steady state) produce roughly the same pain alleviation. For example, 10 mg of parenteral morphine would offer the same analgesic effect as 25 mg of morphine administered orally (at the steady state). Another example is that 2 mg of intravenous hydromorphone delivers roughly the same amount of pain relief as 25 mg of oral morphine.

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