The Use of a Single Large Dose of Pain Medication

question 3

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 are true

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