Case 4. KM is an 86 year old man with prostate cancer  metastatic to multiple bones. He has been hospitalized  for pain that could not be controlled at home.  You  realize that he is nearing death (“actively dying”), and  his family understands this. They strongly support his  previously expressed goal of remaining as comfortable  as possible.

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Your team has more than doubled KM’s dose of IV morphine (given by continuous infusion) since his admission two days ago.  He is now receiving 18 mg of morphine per hour.  Although K.M. is now only semi-conscious, he still seems to be in pain.

For each of the following, please answer True/False for whether it would be an appropriate next step.

A. Continue to adjust the rate of the morphine infusion upward by 1 mg/hour increments  

True
False