ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE -aka Dementia: a syndrome with progressive deterioration in intellectual functioning secondary to structural or functional changes. - Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia -Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible form of senile dementia caused by nerve cell deterioration. -Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experience cognitive deterioration & progressive loss of ability to carry out ADL’s. -The pt experiences a steady decline in physical & mental
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HPLC detection and quantification of polyphenolic compounds Detection and quantification of selected phenolic compounds in the ethanol extract were determined by HPLC-DAD analysis as described by Ismet et al. [13] with some modifications. It was carried out on a Dionex UltiMate 3000 system equipped with quaternary rapid separation pump (LPG-3400RS) and photodiode array detector (DAD-3000RS). Separation was performed using Acclaim® C18 (5µm) Dionex column (4.6 x 250 mm) at 30 ºC with a flow rate of
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Anabolic Steroids Description: Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids‚ a person’s testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the usual amount of 2.5 to 10 mg. Per day. The increase in testosterone increases anabolic activity‚ which results in greater muscle bulk. It also increases protein synthesis and androgenic activity (enhanced secondary
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Study Guide for the Final Exam Here are the rules: please do not call me or email me questions about the study guide. I will answer questions about the study guide during the brief review before the exam itself. You cannot memorize the answers to the questions and do well on the exam- the questions are meant to stimulate thinking‚ not to be answers. Please remember to review the chapters on shock and MODS as there are questions on this content. 1. There are several ABG questions; remember
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Polypharmacy refers to the simultaneous treatment of an illness‚ with two or more medications‚ that share a similar mechanism of action and therapeutic effect. A common reason doctors use this technique is to gain a greater or a more rapid therapeutic effect than achieved with monotherapy. Also‚ the multiple medications prescribed help to treat the wide range of symptoms associated with the mental illness. Polypharmacy in treatment- resistant patients is considered “common practice” in some mental
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Dora E. Wiskirchen‚ PharmD‚ BCPS PHCY 836 – Day 5 PM Learning Objectives Identify risk factors for the development of pneumonia. Explain the pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ most common bacterial etiologies and associated resistance patterns‚ severity of illness scoring systems‚ and diagnostic techniques for pneumonia. Define atypical pneumonia and characterize patients who may be at risk for developing this type of pneumonia. Evaluate pharmacologic
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ANTI-INFECTIVES Anti-infective agents are drugs that are designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that have invaded and infected the body of a human host. Ideally‚ these drugs would be toxic to the infecting organisms only and would have no effect on the host (or human) cells. OVERVIEW • Antimicrobial therapy (often termed “antibiotic therapy”) is the use of medications to treat infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi. • Antimicrobial must use selective toxicity to kill
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Factors that may cause migraine HORMONAL CHANGES Hormonal changes are known as a trigger. In some people‚ mograines occur without an actual reason‚ and for others they only experience migraines when they are exposed to a trigger. A trigger for one person will sometimes not be the same for another. In this case females who experience migraines‚ may experience hormonal changes as a trigger and only get attacks during their period‚ although there are others who have multiple triggers and this could
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Andrographis: Overview of Information & Purchase Alternative Names: A Andrographolide B Bidara‚ Bhunimba C Creat‚ Carmantine‚ Carmantina‚ Chirette Verte‚ Chiretta‚ Chuan Xin Lian‚ Chirreta‚ Chuanxinlian E Échinacée d’Inde F Fa-Tha-Lai-Jone G Gubak H Herba Andrographitis I Indian Echinacea J Justicie K Kalamegha‚ King of Bitters‚ Kalmegh‚ Kariyat‚ Kirta M Mahalita N Nabin Chanvandi P Poogiphalam R Roi des Amers S Sadilata‚ Supari‚ Shivaphala‚ Sambilata T Takila V Vizra Ufar Y Yavatikta Scientific
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in vitro. Antioxidant activity of the extracts were also demonstrable in vivo by the inhibition of the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) – induced formation of lipid peroxides in the liver of rats by pretreatment with the extracts. CCl4 – induced hepatotoxicity in rats‚ as judged by the raised serum enzymes‚ glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT)‚ was prevented by pretreatment with the extracts‚ demonstrating the hepatoprotective action of P. niruri. Ó
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