While trying to fight drug addiction‚ most say that using the well-known drug methadone‚ helps fight the existing addiction- take drugs to stop taking drugs? When someone is fighting an addiction‚ one may decide to try and take action to cure their addiction by seeking help. Seeking help may consist of going through a treatment process of taking the well-known drug Methadone. This drug is known to help people fight their addiction to pain pills‚ heroin‚ crack-cocaine‚ and many others‚ or does
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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Botox: Almost Trouble-free New Faces. Opportunity: Botox is marketed by a pharmaceutical firm named Allergan. It is founded in 1950‚ Allergan‚ Inc. in Irvine‚ California. Allergan is a multi-specialty health care company that discovers‚ develops and commercializes medical products. Botox is protein derived from botulism toxin that is injected underneath skin in order to minimize or smooth outlines and wrinkles on the face. Allergan was just a small firm until the firm started selling Botox‚ which
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Write a report on the use of evidence based nursing within long term conditions (LTC)‚ including personal reflection on how you have recently used evidence based practice in the care of a person with a long term condition. 1. Introduction. 2.1. This report discusses the significance of using evidence based nursing for the treatment and management of long term conditions. It focuses on how evidence based practice influences the patient care and includes personal reflection of caring for
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus‚ often known simply as lupus or abbreviated to SLE‚ is a systemic autoimmune disease or an autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases‚ the immune system attacks the body ’s cells and tissue‚ resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. It is a hypersensitivity reaction of the type III variety‚ caused by antibody-immune complex formation. There are several explanations
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Enzyme Inhibition Many drugs exert their action by inhibition of an enzyme activity in the body. If the activity of an enzyme is vital to the cell or organism‚ then inhibition may lead to death of the cell or organism. It is now possible to design new drugs which are enzyme inhibitors once a target enzyme has been identified. Types of Inhibitors A) Reversible Inhibitors: The effect of the inhibitor is instantaneous‚ and it can be removed from the enzyme by dialysis so that the enzyme activity
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Med-Surg Success A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking Med-Surg Success KATHRYN CADENHEAD COLGROVE RN‚ MS‚ CNS‚ OCN Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking JUDY CALLICOATT RN‚ MS‚ CNS Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas Consultant: Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel RN‚ PhD Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman‚ Texas F. A. Davis Company 1915 Arch Street Philadelphia‚ PA 19103 www.fadavis
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Overview Snake venom is the poison fluid normally secreted by venomous snakes when biting. It is produced in the glands‚ and injected by the fangs. Snake venom is used to immobilize and/or kill prey‚ and used secondarily in defence. It is a clear‚ viscous fluid of amber or straw colour. There are two main types of venom produced by snakes‚ containing primarily either: *Neurotoxins - these attack the nervous system. *Hemotoxins - these attack the circulatory system. While most snakes’ venom contains
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Chapter 18: Immunolgy II: Immunological Disorders and Tests Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Hypersensitivity or allergy refers to the immune system responding _____. a) in an exaggerated way to a foreign substance b) too little too late c) inadequately to an antigen d) to its own tissues as if they were foreign Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective 1: LO 18.1 Explain the meaning of the terms hypersensitivity and immunodeficiency. Section Reference 1: Section 18.1 Overview of Immunological
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DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! E - evaluate A - assess T - teach addisons= down‚ down down up down cushings= up up up down up addisons= hyponatremia‚ hypotension‚ decreased blood vol‚ hyperkalemia‚ hypoglycemia cushings= hypernatremia‚ hypertension‚ incrased blood vol‚ hypokalemia‚ hyperglycemia No Pee‚ no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output) EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries for better perfusion A= appearance (color all pink‚ pink and blue‚ blue [pale]) P= pulse (>100‚ < 100‚
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