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He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 120 kg. He has a neck circumference of 21 inches. The patient has meperidine (Demerol) 100 mg IM every 6 hours for pain, as ordered. He has no known drug allergies. The vital signs are as follows: BP 122/70, R 26, P 88, and T 98.6°F. The patient complains of incision pain and rates it on the pain scale as 7 out of 10. His family is visiting at the ... ................
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