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Epocrates Steroids Converter
You have a
patient that you want
to switch from chronic
daily IV meperidine
of 50 mg to some oral form of
analgesia as you want to discharge
the patient.
Here we go, and you
can choose hydrocodone as an
example and the tool
calculates for you the
equivalent dose with 33%
reduction in calculation
because of incomplete
cross tolerance.
Epocrates Steroids Converter Results Page
  • Just another tool from Epocrates that allow inter conversion of equanalgesic
    doses, something which we usually need in children on chronic pain
    medications.
  • This tool comes free with the other black bag "Med Tools" bundle of Epocrates
    but not as a stand alone, it should be attached to their other packages such
    as the Epocrates Rx (free) or Epocrates Essentials.
  • The tool is easy to use with the ability to even change the conversion factor if
    you think it is incorrect.
  • Also you can check up to three different opiates to convert to a final opiate
    with it's equivalent Fantanyl patch strength!
  • Even the issue of incomplete cross tolerance (Patients may not be as tolerant
    to the new opiate compared to the older chronic opiate) is also adjusted for.
  • Certainly a great product specially for pediatric oncologists and intensivists.
  • This review is also found in the Calculators category.
Last Reviewed on September 28, 2006
This is a sub review; for the main program click the related link on the left
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