Table 1.

Opioid medication orders for the patient during the first 7 days of his hospital admission

Day of admission	Scheduled IV HM (mg)	PRN IV HM (mg)	SROM (mg)
1	–	10–20 qlh	–
2	20q3h	10–20 qlh	300 daily
3	40q4h	10–30 qlh	400 daily
4	60q4h	20–0 qlh	400 daily
5	80q4h	10–20 qlh	600 daily
6	80q4h	10–20 qlh	600 daily
7	160 TID	20–30 qlh	600 daily

HM, hydromorphone; IV, intravenous; PRN, as-needed; q#h, every # hours; SROM, slow-release oral morphine; TID, three times per day.