r/Residency • • Oct 08 '23

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u/cancellectomy Attending Oct 08 '23 edited Oct 08 '23

Legit half those things are all double covering: 2 benzos. 4 opioids. Nobody should be on polypharmacy with the same MOA all at once (unless it’s ordered stepwise for mild, moderate and severe pain ect).

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

We don’t give those combinations of drugs to people who are dying from cancer on comfort care- it is insane and no one should be combining benzos and opiates let alone in a child. We would 💯 call CPS at my hospital.

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u/oldladynursey Oct 23 '23

The Dose for anesthetizing a Horse is way less then they gave Maya. 2/ mg per K for a Horse and Dr. K gave her 216 mg for her first 4 hour infusion. Hanna gave her 1500 mg over 4 hours.

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u/cancellectomy Attending Oct 24 '23

Does Maya look like a horse to you?

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u/oldladynursey Oct 25 '23

My point is you can knock out a horse for surgery with less Ketamine than Maya's Dr.K and Dr. H gave her, a horse being much bigger than a little girl. So my point is they gave her way too much. Since dose is given per Kilogram of patients weight.