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I am in school and trying to answer a few question and can NOT find the answer anywhere!! With choledocholelithiasis what kind of meds would you give, and would you give morphine?
Quote from LPNPayneI am in school and trying to answer a few question and can NOT find the answer anywhere!! With choledocholelithiasis what kind of meds would you give, and would you give morphine?

Think of the disease process/ symptoms. That should tell you what meds you should be giving.

Just for a but of clarification, choledocolithiasis specifies a gall stone in the bile duct not just a gall stone which would be called cholelithiasis. As for morphine, from my experience docs tend to steer clear of it due to the incteased risk of spasms in the sphincter of oddi. Hope that helps a bit!

Quote from Lahryn04Just for a but of clarification, choledocolithiasis specifies a gall stone in the bile duct not just a gall stone which would be called cholelithiasis. As for morphine, from my experience docs tend to steer clear of it due to the incteased risk of spasms in the sphincter of oddi. Hope that helps a bit!

no morphine, it 1) slows down GI tract and 2) can cause spasm of sphincter of ode (i think that is what it is called). Anyway...the answer to the morphine question is NO!Diet is big, LOW fat diet. Bile is released when you ingest fat, less fat you eat, less bile is released causing less pain.

A bit of sarcasm maybe? I can appreciate what you were doing, seriously. Wasnt trying to be offensive at all. I just remember how frustrating it could be as a student sometimes. Thats why I threw out the answer and tried to explain why to help them better understand. It helped me to know the "why". Truthfully meant no harm!

Quote from Lahryn04A bit of sarcasm maybe? I can appreciate what you were doing, seriously. Wasnt trying to be offensive at all. I just remember how frustrating it could be as a student sometimes. Thats why I threw out the answer and tried to explain why to help them better understand. It helped me to know the "why". Truthfully meant no harm!

Quote from TDFlMedicRNOh, I know. Was being tongue in cheek with it. Getting ready to start graduate school, so I know all about the frustration aspect. Learning for me is as much about the process as the answer, sometimes - hence the comment. No offense meant, and none taken.Hopefully, the OP is getting something out of all of this.