Perioperative 5. Benzodiazepines ( Lorazepam/ Ativan) Classification: anesthetic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative hypnotics Perioperative use: Decreases preoperative anxiety and provides amnesia. Adverse reactions: APNEA‚ CARDIAC ARREST‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension. Contraindications: Severe hypotension; Sleep apnea; OB‚ Lactation: Use in pregnancy and lactation may cause CNS depression. Do not use for pt. with seizure disorders. Interactions: Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants
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Video Games Video games originated as a new form of relaxation back about 30 years ago‚ with the first ones being just basic ideas and basic goals. But as time has gone on they have grown into a far greater thing spanning to all walks of like. There are hundreds of ways to help alleviate the stress you experience every day‚ so I’m going to focus on one that many of you may not have considered before: video games. If you’re in a stressful situation that you can’t avoid‚ it’s important to take
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In “The Secularization of Pain”‚ Canton charts how the social atmosphere influenced attitudes and beliefs surrounding pain from the Middle Ages onwards to the present day. In the Middle Ages‚ Canton states‚ “disease and pain were punishment‚ inflicted for breaking the divine law.” (494) Since‚ sin and pain were correlated‚ one can also expect there to be a stigma to sick people. So‚ religion acted as a hindrance to the alleviation of pain since it prevented one to venture out in that sphere. Hence
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LOW BACK PAIN – ACUTE It is the pain felt in your lower back which may come from the spine‚ muscles‚ nerves‚ or other nearby structures. It may also be due to problems in your mid or upper back‚ the testicles or ovaries‚ or a hernia in the groin. CAUSES * If you are like most people‚ you will have at least one backache in your life. While such pain or discomfort can happen anywhere in your back‚ the most common area affected is your low back. This is because the low back supports most of
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the researchers do this game to practice the brain of the student‚ to refresh their minds and at the same time they are enjoying it because they play and learn at the same time. INTRODUCTION Games have always been a means to leisurely spend one time. They provide fun and enjoyment to every player who play the game and to the people who are watching and know how to play the game. Although some of the game are done for the sake of enjoyment and fun‚ but there are some games that requires more physical
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patient with acute abdominal pain Karen DeLawder Chamberlain College of Nursing NR305: Health Assessment Spring 2011 Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain Introduction Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain is an article published in the Nursing Standard Journal in the June 2006 issue‚ written by Elaine Cole‚ Antonia Lynch‚ and Helen Cugnoni. This article gives an in depth look at common diagnosis associated with abdominal pain. With each diagnosis the article
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Joint Pain - Knee Knee Pain The knee is the largest joint in the human body. It acts as a “hinge” allowing you to sit‚ squat‚ stand‚ jump‚ and walk. A thin layer called cartilage‚ which absorbs shock‚ covers the knee and helps glide the bone. Every year‚ approximately 18 million people of all ages visit the doctor for knee pain. Causes of Knee Pain Acute type of knee pain involves injury. This may include the knee being hit‚ fallen on‚ or twisted. It may also involve ligament tears or muscle strains
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Most likely diagnosis considering the clinical picture Localised chest pain over the sternum is a common symptom and can be an indicator of a large assembly of conditions. Commonly seen in cardiac diseases including angina pectoris‚ myocardial infarction and pericarditis (Patient.info‚ 2017). As well as in disorders of the gastroesophageal‚ psychiatric and pulmonary diseases; pneumothorax‚ gastro-oesophageal reflux disease‚ pleurisy‚ panic attack and pulmonary embolism (Kaski‚ 2016; Eslick‚ Jones
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This feeling‚ referred to as "phantom pain" or "stump hallucination"‚ is a frustrating sensation to an amputee. For some amputees‚ these phantom sensations may be no more than painless distractions of pressure‚ warmth‚ and cold that do not interfere with their everyday lives. Some patients have even reported having phantom pleasures; an "orgasmic" feeling in a missing limb. For the majority of amputees‚ about 50% to 80% (Sherman)‚ they experience phantom pains that vary in classification from cramping
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Pain of losing someone According to Wikipedia‚ Pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage." Pain to me has no definition because it is like my world is coming to an end and I do not know how to stop it. There are different types of pain‚ e.g. body pain‚ menstrual pain‚ chronic pain‚ and pain of losing someone. Losing someone very close is an extremely painful experience. People find it very tough
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