A 74-year-old woman is being discharged from the emergency department after a fall at home with an undisplaced…

Question

A 74-year-old woman is being discharged from the emergency department after a fall at home with an undisplaced pubic ramus fracture on radiography. She can weight bear with a frame and her daughter will stay with her. She takes apixaban for atrial fibrillation and sertraline for depression, was admitted with a bleeding duodenal ulcer three years ago, and her estimated glomerular filtration rate is 34 mL/min/1.73 m2. Regular paracetamol alone has not controlled her pain. Which one of the followin…

Accepted Answer

Oxycodone immediate release 2.5 mg as needed.

Answer

Celecoxib 100 mg twice daily.

Answer

Ibuprofen 400 mg three times daily.

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Oxycodone modified release 10 mg twice daily.

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Tramadol 100 mg four times daily.

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