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Feb 16, 2006 04:25 AM

clinical question: pain pharm

by blee1

lets say a pt has sickle cell disease and is taking ibuprofen qd for pain. one day he gets hit with a crisis and is admitted. why do we give him morph IV c APAP instead of morph and ibuprofen?

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Old Feb 16, 2006, 08:11 AM

Default Re: clinical question: pain pharm
note - pt c/o chest pain

someone mentioned antiplatelet effects of APAP to possibly tx for PE. could this be right?
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