1st February 2025

A 69-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue has been admitted after an elective procedure to insert a PEG tube

A 69-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue has been admitted after an elective procedure to insert a PEG tube. He is currently undergoing radiotherapy and the PEG tube is to support with nutrition as oral intake has become difficult due to pain. He is having difficulty with pain despite his regime of mouth washes and oral morphine. His oncology team has asked you to start him on a syringe driver as he is now struggling to take oral pain relief. Over the last 24 hours, he has had 30 mg BD of modified-release morphine and 4 PRN doses of 10 mg. What dose of morphine should go into the syringe driver?

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