Background: The preoperative period is stressful in the paediatric patients; oral premedications make the experience of anaesthesia and surgery more pleasant and less traumatic. Aim: To evaluate & compare the effects of midazolam and clonidine as oral premedicant for sedation‚ ease of parental separation‚ facemask acceptance at the time of induction of anaesthesia‚ hemodynamic stability‚ postoperative recovery and complications. Material and methods: Total fifty children of either gender belonging
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Kentucky Community and Technical College Abstract There is a global health crisis affecting many people around the world. Eating Disorders is a mental health condition often misunderstood by people that do not have the condition. It can trigger vomiting‚ bingeing‚ depression‚ and health issues. Eating disorders are illnesses that cause serious disturbances to the everyday diet. They can affect men‚ women and children of all ages. This research paper will describe the different types of eating disorders
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are some of the common childhood concerns of children in India. Gastroentitis Gastroentitis is an infection of the digestive system and it is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Symptoms of gastroentitis include diarrheoa‚ nausea and vomiting‚ tummy cramps‚ and fever. Your child may have some or all of the symptoms. One of the main risks with gastroentitis is that it causes dehydration in children. Hence‚ take care to see that your child is given enough fluids to prevent the dehydration
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important functions is to transport oxygen from your lungs throughout the body. Iron is found in various enzymes and is extremely vital for brain function‚ growth‚ healing‚ and your immune system. Excess iron in your body can lead blood in your stool‚ vomiting‚ and in severe cases liver failure. A deficiency of iron in your body is called Anemia‚ whose symptoms include: low levels of ferritin‚ feebleness‚ lack of concentration‚ pale skin and hyper dynamic circulation. For sufficient consumption of this
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Mammalian Physiology Homework on Drug Mechanisms 1. Release and degradation of the neurotransmitter inside the axon terminal. Drug: Reserpine Pharmacology: Most often used to treat mild to moderate hypertension. Mode of action: Reserpine inhibits the ATP/MG2+ pump responsible for packaging neurotransmitters into vesicles in the presynaptic neuron. This causes the free neurotransmitters to be degraded by MAO‚ leading to a reduction in catecholamines. 2. Increased neurotransmitter release
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Treatment usually requires hospitalization for at least a few days. Mild pancreatitis usually resolves with simple supportive care; which entails monitoring‚ drugs to control pain‚ and intravenous fluids. Patients are often kept NPO until nausea and vomiting have decreased. Moderate to severe pancreatitis requires more extensive monitoring and supportive care in an ICU (Mayo Clinic‚ n.d.). Severe pancreatitis can lead to potentially life-threatening complications. Treatments: Intravenous
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In many families traditions are passed down through generations. While some families only pass down their names‚ others go through businesses‚ activities‚ and even recipes. In the novel‚ Like Water For Chocolate‚ by Laura Esquivel‚ recipes became a large source of history. The entire De La Garza family spilled their emotions‚ feelings‚ and ideas into each dish they had cooked. Like any other tradition‚ it definitely became a struggle‚ but it soon grew into a natural part of life. The chabela wedding
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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and serum osmolality‚ determination to detect early signs of water retention‚ excessive dehydration‚ and states of hypertonicity or hypotonicity. The child is maintained on an NPO status or restricted to clear fluids until it is determined that vomiting will not occur. An intravenous line is maintained to administer fluids or medications if necessary.
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symptoms‚ or the definition to really diagnose their headaches as this. I wanted to first provide the definition of a migraine‚ which is “A medical condition that causes intermittent attacks of headaches‚ and is associated with nausea and/or vomiting and sensitivity to light‚ sound‚ or smells.” Migraines specifically are thought to be known as a “bad headache”‚ but it actually just a symptom of a Migraine. There are also two main types of migraines‚ which are migraines without aura‚ and migraines
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