Is morphine used for patients with emphysema

Answer 1

Morphine is used in late stage of COPD to improve quality of life.

Answer 2

Morphrine contradicition: craniocerebral injury, bronchial asthma, pulmonary heart disease decompensation, hypothyroidism, cortical insufficiency, prostatic hypertrophy, dysuria and severe liver dysfunction, shock , inflammatory bowel disease. Normally，it's unproper for emphysema. But, The use of it depends on the situation. The role of morphine is to calm patient and relieve the pain.

Answer 3

Morphine suppresses breathing, that's why there's a concern for doctors to prescribe to COPD patients. They have to adjust the right dose.

Morphine is good as a treatment of dyspnea in patients with COPD, to make breathing easier.