A home care client who is taking morphine for pain management abruptly stops taking the medication.Which symptom would indicate physical dependence?

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Physiologic dependence on opioids such as morphine allows tissues to adapt to their presence.When opioids are suddenly removed,the dependent tissues stimulate an autonomic nervous system response that includes nausea and vomiting,abdominal cramping,muscle twitching,profuse perspiration,delirium,and convulsions.

A Home Care Client Who Is Taking Morphine for Pain