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ModeratePalliative CareRefractory dyspnoea – opioid useuk-plab-1

A 68-year-old woman with heart failure and COPD presents with increasing breathlessness and anxiety. She is on maximal inhalers and diuretics. You consider low-dose oral Morphine for refractory dyspnoea in a palliative context. According to NICE palliative dyspnoea guidance, what is an appropriate starting dose?

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