TheAnswerPage/Pain Management
Thursday
November 20, 2008
This week:
Opioids


A 52 year woman who is s/p a total hip replacement under spinal anesthesia is now complaining of burning in her eyes. She received 0.2 mg of preservative-free morphine intrathecally at the time of her lumbar spinal placement and is questioning whether the morphine could be causing her ocular symptoms.

  1. Where do intrathecal opioids work?
  2. What are the common side effects of intrathecal morphine?
  3. Can intrathecal morphine cause ocular burning?

 

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