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Body Image Distress After Mastectomy — SCE Palliative Medicine MCQ

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A dying patient has severe agitation despite first-line benzodiazepine treatment. Which levomepromazine CSCI range is the second-line sedative regimen?

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Correct answer: B — Levomepromazine 25–100 mg/24 hours

Explanation lettering: E = shown as A · D = shown as C · A = shown as D · C = shown as E

B is correct. The sedative CSCI range is 25–100 mg/24 hours; doses above 50 mg require specialist advice. The lower 5–15 mg range is antiemetic.

Reference: Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines: levomepromazine: https://www.rightdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/scottish-palliative-care-guidelines/medicine-information/levomepromazine/