DRUG | ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINDICATION | SIDE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITY | Ampicillin SulbactamUnasynClassifications:antiinfective; antibiotic; aminopenicillin Prototype: Ampicillin Pregnancy Category: B | Bactericidal action. Active against: Streptococci‚Penumococci‚Enterococci‚Haemophilus influenzae. Binds to bacteria cell wall‚ resulting in cell death‚ spectrum is broader than that of penicillin. Addition of sulbactam increases resistance to beta-lactamase‚ enzymes produced by
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Introduction Cardiac transplantation‚ also called heart transplantation‚ has evolved into the treatment of choice for many people with severe heart failure (HF) who have severe symptoms despite maximum medical therapy. Survival among cardiac transplant recipients has improved as a result of improvements in treatments that suppress the immune system and prevent infection. Definition A heart transplant‚ or a cardiac transplantation‚ is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients
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Kristen Heather Gilbert: the angel of death Criminology 201B Frederic A. Agou Neumann University Abstract In this Paper‚ I am going to be talking to you about the case where a Brilliant‚ skillful nurse who turns into a murder. Kristen Gilbert was a bright‚ attractive‚ well-trained nurse who‚ in 2001 was found guilty of killing her patients at a Veterans Administration medical center in Northampton‚ Mass. What made this talented young woman turn to murder? Some believe it was for the thrill
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Fall 2013 Drug Ed Exam 2 The use of cocaine by members of the general public in Europe was initially in the form of coca powder. pills. drinks‚ such as coca wine. cigarettes. Dr. W. S. Halsted‚ the "father of American surgery‚" experimented with cocaine’s ability to produce dependence. a deep sleep. psychosis. local anesthesia. Which famous physician studied cocaine as a treatment for morphine dependence and depression? Benjamin Rush Sigmund Freud Johns Hopkins Parke Davis
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Incidence- the number of NEW CASES of cancer diagnosed per year Prevalence- the number of CASES OF CANCER EXISTING in the population during the year Mortality- the number of DEATHS attributed to a particular type of cancer per year Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death Lung cancer rates are climbing among women and leveling off in men Mortality for breast and prostate cancer are dropping Cancer is a generic term for a disease with 3 key features-ability to proliferate indefinitely
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plasma membranes and influencing other neurons by the release of neurotransmitters. Many neurological disorders are due in part to an imbalance in neurotransmitters. Acetylcholine (major neurotransmitter of the ParaSNS ) Serotonin‚ Dopamine‚ Norepinephrine (SNS)
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Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects the mind. This disorder can alter a persons way of thinking‚ communicating with other individuals in society‚ and also being able to act and cope in various situations. Individuals that suffer with schizophrenia disorder have a hard time keeping in touch with reality and not meet demands in life. Symptoms that a schizophrenia patient may exhibit are changes in ability‚ thinking‚ perception‚ behavior‚ and personality‚ delusions and hallucinations that last
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The defining features of drug intoxication and addiction can be traced to disruptions in cell-to-cell signaling. October 01‚ 2007 Carl Sherman‚ NIDA Notes Contributing Writer illustration of a neuron Drugs of abuse alter the way people think‚ feel‚ and behave by disrupting neurotransmission‚ the process of communication between brain cells. Over the past few decades‚ studies have established that drug dependence and addiction are features of an organic brain disease caused by drugs’ cumulative
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Vitamin C 1. Vitamin C is a required vitamin for the synthesis of collagen‚ norepinephrine‚ and carnitine. Collagen is a crucial component in the structure of blood vessels‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ and bone. Norepinephrine is a neurotransmitter which is critical for proper brain function. Carnitine is a small molecule that is essential for transporting fat into the mitochondria of cells to be later converted into energy. Vitamin C is also used as a highly effective antioxidant to help protect key
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muscle should remain tightly closed to prevent the contents of your stomach from coming back up into the esophagus and burning its lining with hydrochloric acid. Drinking a lot of coffee will promote the release of the stress hormones cortisol and epinephrine. These chemicals increase your body’s heart rate‚ blood pressure and tension levels – the old ‘fight or flight’ response. All of this depends on how much coffee and caffeine your body can handle at one time. Although your shoe size isn’t a factor
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