What do doctors give patients to relive pain when in the hospital?
February 5th, 2010 | by admin |I need information for a school assignment. I need to know what kinds of drugs doctors give someone in the hospital. For example, if a patient was in pain, what would they give them?
Minor pain will be treated with an acetaminophen
Medium pain will be treated with darvocet or vicodin (hydrocodone)
Severe pain will be treated with morphine or dilaudid
8 Responses to “What do doctors give patients to relive pain when in the hospital?”
By La Tua Cantante on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Depending on what the symptoms were probably IV penicillan if the pain was bad enough. Or Morphine.
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By tjallen24 on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
there are alot of different pain meds. it depends on the severity of the pain. Vicatin is one of the most powerful pain relievers. Ibprofen is also given for minor pain.
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By D J on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
It varies with the severity of the pain. From Tylenol 3 to Demerol to Morphine.
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By JerZey on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
post-op morphine is something I’ve had for pain.
non-surgical… vicoden
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By D P on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
depends on how bad the pain is. Morphine, Oxycontin……ect.
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By Katie H on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Well, the medicine given would obviously vary depending on the pain. For mild pain, tylenol or motrin. Toridol is a stronger form of tylenol, and is also given for mild to moderate pain. For very severe pain they would give Morphine, Vicoden, or various narcotics.
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By N on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
It is very dependent on the patient and the extent of the pain. We try to give the least addictive and more basic pain meds first. Usually ibuprofen (advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol, Motrin). If these don’t work there are stronger meds like morphine, demerol- these are very strong and addictive. There are also pain meds called non-opioid analgesics which are stronger than your basic pain med but are not opioids, for example a med called Toradol (used for kidney stones).
You have to take into account other meds the patient is on (so they don’t interact), other medical conditions the patients has etc.
Healthcare professionals spend many years studying and learning about meds so they can give the proper ones. It is difficult to answer this question as there are many factors that are involved and many meds to choose from.
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By nickfrisella on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Minor pain will be treated with an acetaminophen
Medium pain will be treated with darvocet or vicodin (hydrocodone)
Severe pain will be treated with morphine or dilaudid
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