The following would be the drug(s) of choice in severe acute pain secondary to surgery:
A. Morphine plus a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)
B. Morphine alone
C. Meperidine alone
D. Meperidine plus promethazine
E. Pentazocine plus a NSAID
Ans: A. Morphine plus a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)
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