Comments on: Morphine, Versed and Ativan: The Anna Pou case continues http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/morphine-versed-and-ativan-anna-pou.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/morphine-versed-and-ativan-anna-pou.html#comment-71094 Anonymous Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/morphine-versed-and-ativan-the-anna-pou-case-continues.html#comment-71094 Can you please tell me why Ativan and Morphine are administered at the same time to someone already sick? Can you please tell me why Ativan and Morphine are administered at the same time to someone already sick?

]]> By: WilliamManginoMdhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/morphine-versed-and-ativan-anna-pou.html#comment-66209 WilliamManginoMd Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/morphine-versed-and-ativan-the-anna-pou-case-continues.html#comment-66209 This all sounds wonderful and very 'text-book sciency'- but the truth of the matter is that if you give 1mg. or 2mg. of Versed iv to many patients-especially older and debilitated patients with dehydration, contracted blood volumes, cardiovascular and pulmonary loss of functional capacity, and so on-Versed knocks most of them out and DOES compromise ventilatory function-which often kills.<br/><br/> This is not intended to reflect on the activities of Anna Pou- merely to tell you readers-as a long time practicing-in the OR clinical anesthesiologist- watch yourself when you administer iv Versed-and stop believing the academics who rarely administer these medications in clinical settings.<br/><br/> There is a lot of 'textbook' pharmacology misconception. This all sounds wonderful and very ‘text-book sciency’- but the truth of the matter is that if you give 1mg. or 2mg. of Versed iv to many patients-especially older and debilitated patients with dehydration, contracted blood volumes, cardiovascular and pulmonary loss of functional capacity, and so on-Versed knocks most of them out and DOES compromise ventilatory function-which often kills.

This is not intended to reflect on the activities of Anna Pou- merely to tell you readers-as a long time practicing-in the OR clinical anesthesiologist- watch yourself when you administer iv Versed-and stop believing the academics who rarely administer these medications in clinical settings.

There is a lot of ‘textbook’ pharmacology misconception.

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