A 64-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic cancer has severe continuous abdominal pain despite regular oral morphine 60 mg every 12 hours. She is ...

Question

A 64-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic cancer has severe continuous abdominal pain despite regular oral morphine 60 mg every 12 hours. She is unable to swallow. You decide to convert to a continuous subcutaneous syringe driver over 24 hours. What is the approximate equivalent total 24-hour subcutaneous morphine dose?

Accepted Answer

120 mg

Answer

10 mg

Answer

30 mg

Answer

60 mg

Answer

240 mg

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Opioid conversion