Case Study #3 Management of Patients with Structural‚ Infectious‚ and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders Ariane Waters is 21 years of age and is a female patient who is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Ariane had her tongue and nose pierced 6 weeks ago. The drug screen is negative. She presents with tricuspid insufficiency murmur grade II‚ and a temperature of 104°F. The patient complains of extreme fatigue‚ and anorexia. The echocardiogram reveals vegetations
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Student___________ Inst_______________ Date___01/19/2013_____________________ Client Initials: __________ Age: __69_____ WT:_204_____ HT:___5’10”_ Medical Diagnosis/Research of Medical Diagnosis: A vertebral compression fracture is a fracture that can happen when the bones of the spine break due to trauma‚ but it can also be caused by osteoporosis‚ cancer‚ and other conditions. Symptoms include pain‚ weakness‚ tingling‚ incontinence‚ and more. Many tests can diagnose a vertebral
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PHARMACOTHERAPY DEFINITION USE OF DRUGS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES. Treating disease through the administration of drugs. CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 1. based on how they are dispensed 2. based on where they are derived CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 3. based on their name a. chemical name b. generic name c. brand name CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS 4. based on dosage forms 5. based on routes of administration
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most helpful in differentiating these three agents? Answer Selected Answer: gram-stain morphology Question 2 5 out of 5 points The current first choice of antibiotic for bacterial meningitis is ________. Answer Selected Answer: cephalosporin Question 3 5 out of 5 points Vaccination is recommended to prevent epidemic meningitis among college students and military recruits resulting from infection with ________. Answer Selected Answer: Neisseria meningitidis Question 4
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Moreover‚ this deal will help Ranbaxy to have access of other markets. Hence‚ we believe that it is a win-win situation for both the Companies. In addition‚ Ranbaxy acquired 14.7% stake in Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.‚ which manufactures Cephalosporins and Penams. We expect that this deal will help Ranbaxy in 2009E 17.7 20.2% 30.4x 2.7x 16.2x gaining traction for manufacturing new drugs‚ and in turn Orchid will be able to access its strong distribution network. The launch of a generic
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This therapeutic care plan will utilized the “I can treat and prescribe framework” to ensure that appropriate patient treatments are selected using a step by step approach‚ including assessment integration‚ drug and/or disease related problems‚ therapeutic goals‚ therapeutic alternatives and indications‚ plan of care and evaluation (OPHCNPP‚ 2012). By going through each step of this framework‚ and including or excluding treatment options based on individual patient factors and strong clinical evidence
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2. Material and methods 2.1 Sample collection The following 14 samples of Staphylococcus aureus were used in this study. All samples were obtained from food contact surfaces at three food premises in University of Putra Malaysia (UPM). Samples were collected from the surface of each material according to standard swabbing techniques. The collection was carried out during weekdays (15:00-17:00) after finished the preparation of foods. Sterile swabs were removed from the coded test tubes that contain
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BIOS275 Week 6 Homework 12. What serious adverse effect has been linked to the drug Accutane? The serious adverse effect that has been linked to the drug Accutuane is depression and suicide. This drug is only used to treat severe acne and not common acne. 15. What is a herpes zoster infection and what drugs are used to treat it? Herpes zoster infection or shingles occur from the reemergence of the same virus that first caused chickenpox in the patient. The virus remains dormant in the body until
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TID with meals Buffered Aspirin 650 mg po q6h prn QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: 1. Why are these medications ordered for Ms. Sears? What is the therapeutic effect of each medication? Ancef (Cefazolin)- anti infectives‚ first-generation cephalosporins Indication: It works by fighting bacteria in the body. Which is the cellulitis (serious bacterial skin infection) in the case of Ms. Maggie. Therapeutic Effect: Bactericidal action against susceptible bacteria. Bind to bacterial cell wall membrane
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between viral and bacterial infections. Antimicrobial Agent Categories There are several antimicrobial agents to treat infections. Beta-lactams are the types ending in “illin” and those beginning with “ceph” or “cef” such as penicillin and the cephalosporin. The mechanism of action is the inhibition of bacterial cell growth by interference with cell wall synthesis‚ which bind to and inactivate the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) (Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). Another antimicrobial category is aminoglycosides
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