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Question 1

The Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale that can be used to assess respiratory depression is as follows:

Answer 1

1 = awake and alert; no action necessary
2 = occasionally drowsy but easy to arouse; requires no action
3 = frequently drowsy and drifts off to sleep during conversation; decrease the opioid dose
4 = somnolent with minimal or no response to stimuli; discontinue the opioid and consider use of naloxone.