the chart‚ this boy did have a positive culture about 4 months ago with heavy growth of group A beta hemolytic strep. Mother states he had several episodes like this when he lived in Missouri. A throat swab was done for C&S. He is allergic to Amoxicillin so will give a course of cephalexin. The mother requested a liquid‚ and cephalexin oral suspension 12.5 mg/kg 3 times daily was ordered‚ this should also help the otitis media. The mom asked about tonsillectomy‚ and we spent several minutes discussing
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STUDENT NAME: _____________________________ DATE: ______ DISEASE PROCESS STUDY Purpose To provide a thorough review of a disease process at the cellular or organ level Link essential assessments and nursing care priorities to the client’s response to their disease process Disease Process: ________Pneumonia_____________________________________________ Pathophysiology at the Cellular or Organ Level Pneumonia is described in Tabers cyclopedia medical dictionary‚ “as inflammation of
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Bronchitis can be cause by both viral and bacterial infection‚ though there are only 10 to 15 percent of bronchitis cases that are actually bacterial. There are some medication are recommended such as antibiotics like amoxicillin or doxycyline. Patients can also use a bronchodilator to assist in easing the pain. The bronchodilator dilates the bronchi and bronchioles; this causes the airflow to increase and the resistance in the respiratory air passage to decrease. An individual
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PH 131 BIOCHM FNDTN THERAPEUTICS DR. JOSEPH 1. Select the predominant form of Amoxicillin (shown above) at pH 5.3. The pKa of the phenolic -OH is 9.6‚ the NH3+ is 7.4‚ and the COOH is 2.4. 2. At what pH would amoxicillin most readily cross a chloride channel? A. 1.8 B. 5.7 C. 8.0 D. 10.5 E. 3.6 3. Using the pK values shown in parentheses in the above diagram‚ select the pI of the tripeptide Arginiyltyrosinylcystyl from the following choices: A. 11.6 B. 5.0 C. 5.6
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(1) Definition: Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection. (2) Pathophysiology: Pneumonia is an excess of fluid in the lungs resulting from an inflammatory process. It is an acute infection of the alveoli. This is a global problem‚ and the WHO (World Health Organization) suggests that it is the most common cause of death in children and that 1.4 million die each year as a result of pneumonia. Pneumonia may also occur as a complication in hospital settings‚ secondary to surgery.
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Assessment of Drug Utilization Patterns of Antibacterials in Ear‚ Nose and Throat Infections at Railway General Hospital (IIMC TRUST)‚ Rawalpindi‚ Pakistan. Dr. Sumreen Javed‚ Dr Aisha Khan. Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences‚ Riphah International University G-7/4 Islamabad‚ Pakistan. Introduction: Drug utilization review (DUR) is defined as the marketing‚ distribution‚ prescription‚ and use of medicines in a society‚ with special emphasis on the resulting medical‚ social and economic
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Over use of Antibiotics in Ear Infections The over use of antibiotics is a serious public health threat. Children are becoming desensitized to the effects of antibiotics due to being unnecessarily overmedicated. Over use of antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM) can lead to future antibiotic resistant infections. Otitis media is usually a result of a poorly functioning Eustachian tube‚ a canal that links the middle ear with the throat area. Of the three basic types of ear infections‚ acute
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The Cause and Effects of Psoriasis Occasionally‚ the cause of psoriasis maybe unknown; and the cause and effects are dreadfully apparent. Psoriasis is defined as‚ a chronic inflammatory‚ systematic‚ autoimmune disease‚ which affects the skin (Ford and Schmitt 17). According to Naldi‚ it is currently incurable and can occur at any age (qtd. in Ford and Schmitt 17). Uhlenhake and Mehregan states‚ that around three percent of the American population is affected by this skin disease (1). It is normally
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MRSA Treatment/Vaccine MRSA Skin Infections and Treatments Dermatologists‚ doctors and emergency department physicians typically give two treatments for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). For simple abscesses or boils‚ incision and drainage alone is likely to be the best treatment‚ but antibiotics should be used in patients with cellulitis‚ patients with signs or symptoms of systemic infections‚ or even those with diabetes or compromised immune functions. In the USA
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rash called Erythema migrans (EM rash). To prevent Lyme disease while in grassy or wooded areas you can use insect repellent‚ remove ticks promptly‚ and applying pesticides. If you do contract Lyme disease‚ it can be treated with the antibiotics Amoxicillin (Amoxil)‚ Cefuroxime
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