A 55-year-old woman will have a partial mastectomy performed as treatment for breast cancer. The anesthesiologist has informed the operating room nurse that opioids will be used to supplement anesthesia. What opioid is most likely to be utilized?
A) Codeine
B) Oxycodone
C) Fentanyl
D) Meperidine
C
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A synthetic opioid that is about 100 times more potent than morphine sulfate, fentanyl can be used to supplement sedation, regional techniques, and general anesthesia. Codeine, meperidine, and oxycodone do not have intraoperative applications.
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