RESUMO
Resuscitation of the newborn is not different from resuscitation of any other patient, but in newborns, resuscitation requires special skills and considerations because of the size of the patient. If properly done, it can save many lives. If done incorrectly, however, it can save many lives. If done incorrectly, however, it can result in death or permanent neurologic damage to the infant. Because it is difficult to predict the status of the infant before birth, any delivery room must have experienced personnel and adequate equipment necessary for the resuscitation of the newborn.
Assuntos
Asfixia Neonatal/terapia , Ressuscitação , Acidose/tratamento farmacológico , Índice de Apgar , Bicarbonatos/uso terapêutico , Epinefrina/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Intubação Intratraqueal , Nalorfina/uso terapêutico , Oxigenoterapia , Pneumotórax/etiologia , Respiração Artificial/efeitos adversos , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Controlled release morphine sulfate (MS Contin) is a relatively new oral preparation for the relief of chronic severe (cancer) pain. We describe a patient with severe neuralgia who experienced respiratory depression after ingestion of one single dose of morphine sulfate (20 mg). Administration of nalorphine chloride resulted in instant normalisation of respiratory function. This case illustrates respiratory depression as an adverse effect of MS Contin.