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On Morphine Drip. No Fluid Or Food Intake. Why Is Morphine Given?
Hi My grandmother is being placed on a Morphone drip this evening, she is 95 and has been refusing fluids and food for a week or so, apart from the odd spoonful and using swabs for water in her mouth. Is this to speed up the process of her passing? I think it is clear to see this is the end, however she would hang on to the bitter end in discomfort. I just wondered what the true nature of a morphine drip in a 95 year old woman with severe dementia really was. Many Thanks
Mon, 21 Oct 2013
Dear ma'm/ sir
Thanks for writing to us.
The most plausible cause for a morphine drip in such a scenario is persistent intolerable pain to patient from an incurable cause (usually a cancer).
Since it is not clear from your query that what disease she has, it would be difficult to throw more light on this.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
Thanks for writing to us.
The most plausible cause for a morphine drip in such a scenario is persistent intolerable pain to patient from an incurable cause (usually a cancer).
Since it is not clear from your query that what disease she has, it would be difficult to throw more light on this.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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