A 20-year-old patient who had an open appendectomy this morning has just been admitted to the postsurgical unit from postanesthetic recovery. The patient has a persistent cough that is likely a result of airway irritation caused by intubation
The patient has asked the nurse for something the help with his cough and the nurse is planning to ask the patient's physician for an order for codeine. The use of codeine is contraindicated in this patient because
A) the resulting GI upset will increase his chance of developing paralytic ileus.
B) codeine will not resolve coughing that is the result of physical airway irritation .
C) codeine cannot be administered less than 48 hours after general anesthetic.
D) codeine will make it more difficult for him to maintain a patient airway because of his post-operative status.
D
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