morphine drip
Continuous opiate delivery
A morphine drip is the continuous intravenous administration of morphine, typically through a pump that delivers a steady dose for pain management.
The term appears most often in medical and end-of-life contexts, where it provides sustained relief for severe pain: The hospice nurse adjusted the morphine drip.
Sometimes used loosely for any IV pain medication delivery.
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- hospital bedClinical sleeping furniture
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- painBodily or emotional distress
pain management · pain relief · sedation · palliative · hospice · end of life · opioid · narcotic · infusion · pump · slow release · dosage · controlled substance · terminal · comfort · comfort care · numbness · haze
- intensive careventilator, ICU, life support, central line, cardiac monitor
- End-of-Lifeadvance directive, DNR, do not resuscitate, hospice, life support
- hospice carehospice, hospice care, hospice doctor, hospice aide, hospice volunteer
- euthanasiaeuthanasia, assisted suicide, assisted dying, aid in dying, voluntary euthanasia
morphine drippill
Solid medicine dose
oral medication · tablet · injection · single dose · transdermal patch
morphine dripfull code
Complete resuscitation measures authorized
aggressive treatment · life support · mechanical ventilation · DNR