The Use of a Single Large Dose of Pain Medication

question 7

Multiple Choice

The use of a single large dose of pain medication to establish analgesia prior to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is known as:

• A)the loading dose.
• B)the demand dose.
• C)the background infusion rate.
• D)the postoperative sedative.
• E)none of the above

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