We investigate the claim that morphine causes more nausea than hydromorphone.

My guest is Dr. Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, program director of the Anesthesia Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Music by Stephen Campbell, MD.

References

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Chang, AK, Bijur, PE, Meyer, RH, Kenny, MK, Solorzano, C, and Gallagher, EJ. Safety and efficacy of hydromorphone as an analgesic alternative to morphine in acute pain: a randomized clinical trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2006; 48: 164–172

Chang, AK, Bijur, PE, Baccelieri, A, and Gallagher, EJ. Efficacy and safety profile of a single dose of hydromorphone compared with morphine in older adults with acute, severe pain: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2009; 7: 1–10

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