// Encyclopedia. Search. Definition of: hybrid computer (1) See hybrid laptop. (2) A digital computer that accepts analog signals, converts them to digital and processes them in digital form. Hybrid computers are used in process control and robotics. See hybrid control system.
Morphine actually has a short half life of 1.5 to 7 hours, except for patients who are renally impaired. (who can feel the drug effects longer than usual). Effects of narcosis and analgesia (loss of sense of pain and not loosing consciousness) can last longer for older patients.
Most of the 300 survey participants, which included physicians and nurses, said that the Drug Enforcement Administration limits prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances such as morphine to a 30-day supply, when in fact the DEA permits an unlimited supply (though the agency is currently finalizing a 90-day supply limit).