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Palliative and end-of-life care
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A dying man becomes restless and distressed in his last days. Retention, pain and constipation have been excluded. What is the most appropriate medicine?
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The answer is B: Subcutaneous midazolam.
Midazolam treats terminal agitation once reversible causes have been addressed.
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