possible be at risk as far as how knowledgeable we are becoming on the material at hand. A mind is a terrible thing to waste‚ and because of agonism in academics‚ students now might not be getting the full potential out of their mind simply because of the way they/we are being taught. Deborah Tannen‚ a professor at Georgetown University‚ in the article “Agonism in the Academy: Surviving the Argument Culture” (2000) argues that discussion rather than debate is a more proficient way of teaching our students
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STUDY GUIDE FOR PRINCIPLES OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY (Fall 2013) Drug-receptor Interactions Know general characteristics of signal-transducing receptors: Bind to a ligand (drug or endogenous molecule) Participate in a signaling cascade Distinguish from non-receptor-mediated drug action Graded or Dose-Response effects (vs. all-or-none) Understand “occupational theory” of drug action Molecular basis (ligand-receptor interaction) Mathematical description Occupational theory: Response = Max
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This is likely the effect of α-adrenoreceptor and 5-HT1B receptor agonism. The reason ergotamine was used in obstetrician practice was its potent uterotonic action‚ potentiating uterine contractions‚ thus help with childbirth‚ and its vasoconstrictive effect helps prevent post-partum bleeding. This practice is long discontinued
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effect and also the adverse effect. Once the medication binds to the receptors site as in the cell membrane or intracellular proteins and the extracellular and cytoplasmic enzymes thus initiating a chain of biochemical event. As in Epinephrine‚ (Agonism) which produces vasoconstriction in a person with an allergic reaction to a medication. “Knowing the relationship between the drug concentration and response allows the practitioner to take into account the various pathologic and physiologic features
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Psychosis is an abnormal condition of the mind where thoughts become disturbed‚ causing one to lose touch with reality. This can possess as symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations‚ along with negative emotional changes such as social withdrawal. Psychotic episodes can be associated with an underlying mental disorder‚ but can also occur from stressful events in one’s lifetime or the abuse of illegal drugs (such as methamphetamine). In any case‚ chemically‚ dopamine is responsible for psychosis
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Drugs Anticholinesterases- reversal agents for blocking agents (NBMR) Drugs Dose mg/ Kg Onset Duration Facts Edrophonium. Give glycol b/f otherwise you see bradyacardia- don’t mix! 7 micro grams/ Kg atropine. May need more (10-15 microg/ Kg) if given with opioid- based anesthetic. 0.5-1.5 (usual dose 40-70 mg) Approx equivalent dose- 35 mg 1-2 min 60 min Less effective than neo for deep block Neostigmine 20 mcg/kg atropine (more rapid than neo). 10 microg/ Kg glycopyrrolate (parallels
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Foucault’s works are based on a vision of history derived from Nietzsche. He expressed his indebtedness to Nietzsche for having outlined a conception of history called genealogy. The method of genealogy involves a painstaking rediscovery of struggles‚ an attack on the tyranny of what he calls ¡¦totalizing discourses¡¦ and a rediscovery of fragmented‚ subjugated‚ local and specific knowledge. It is directed against great truths and grand theories.¡]p.80¡^ (¡° vs. Lyotard’s grand narrative/small
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government that now decided to join them together in the year 1914 and later Balkanized Nigeria into three regions in 1914 along ethnic lines. There have been cases of multi-ethnic vices such as allegiance to ethnic group‚ intra-cultural and inter-ethnc agonism‚ hostility‚ aggression‚ bitterness‚ hatred‚ mistrust in the country which have not agued well for the building of a virile Nigeria nation . Instead of harnessing our diversities toward viable nation building‚ we have become slaves to our ethnic origin
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Avant-Grade Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English‚ to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative‚ particularly with respect to art‚ culture‚ and politics. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo‚ primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the existence of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism‚ as distinct from postmodernism. Postmodernism
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The Subject and Power Author(s): Michel Foucault Source: Critical Inquiry‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 4 (Summer‚ 1982)‚ pp. 777-795 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1343197 . Accessed: 26/09/2011 07:49 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use‚ and
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