The name Noreen is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Noreen is: light; honor. American Meaning: The name Noreen is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Noreen is: light; honor.
Read More. usually, docs will use 2 meds for conscious sedation, like demerol or fentanyl and valium or versed. talk to your doc about using meds that have the least amount of amnesiac properties to them. demerol or fentanyl alone shouldn't cause amnesia. the versed is usually the culprit with that.
I care for a COPD patient who has a prn order for morphine to treat his dyspnea. Why would the physician order this drug when respiratory depression is a side effect? Morphine is the drug of choice for managing dyspnea in COPD. However, it's given in much smaller doses for dyspnea than for pain. Morphine helps a patient breathe easier in a number of ways: It reduces anxiety and may blunt the body's response to hypercapnia and hypoxemia that contribute to dyspnea. Its vasodilating effect reduces preload, which in turn relieves pulmonary congestion that also contributes to dyspnea.