Journal Article Critique HCA 220 Kayla Dye 3/3/2013 Wanda Carter This article explains what pains the elderly suffer from. Musculoskeletal pain in mentioned to be the most common. It mentions the causes being rheumatic pain‚ different types of arthritis‚ and non curable conditions such as tendonitis and bursitis. It states that pain management can either be treated with pharmaceuticals or non pharmaceuticals. Education of the patient of treatment is important in order to maintain good health
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In You Are a Contract Painkiller (1997‚ p. 111)‚ author Maureen Littlejohn makes extensive use of personification to describe the functioning of Aspirin in our body‚ its various properties to fight pain‚ and its evolution over the years. Littlejohn describes how Aspirin claimed celebrity status as one of the world’s most popular‚ inexpensive painkillers by relieving headaches‚ sprains‚ blows‚ burns‚ swelling and fever. Furthermore‚ she added that Aspirin could also be used to reduce the risk of stroke
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What is Costochondritis? The purpose of this description is to educate people on non-heart related chest pain from costochondritis. WHAT IS COSTOCHONDRITIS? Costochondritis‚ also known as chest wall pain or costosternal syndrome‚ is an inflammatory condition which consists of swelling‚ pain and localized tenderness in the costal cartilage which connects your upper ribs to your sternum. One of the first indicators of costochondritis is chest pain which may be reproduced
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Weight Training February 17‚ 2013 Injury Report Groin Pulls When doing any physical activity at all whether it’s goofing around hanging out with your friends‚ working out‚ running‚ or playing a sport there is always a risk of pulling a muscle if it is not properly stretched before starting physical activity. The muscle I am going to focus is your groin. Your groin is located in your inner thighs. I will be informing you on what a groin pull is‚ what you can do to prevent a groin pull‚ certain
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Case Write Up: Datril Bristol-Myers have been very successful in analgesic market for many years with Aspirin type pain relievers marketed as Bufferin and Excedrin. Together with Bayer Aspirin by Sterling Drug Company‚ three aforementioned aspirin type pain relievers comprised of 90% of Analgesic market. One other type of pain relievers‚ Acetaminophen‚ have emerged into the market and its growth in the market seemed quite significant compared to that of aspirin type pain relievers. Although acetaminophen
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ketororolac tromethamine The following article will synthesize the approved uses of ketorolac tromethamine (ketorolac)‚ medical considerations when prescribing this drug‚ important patient education points‚ and ongoing research on possible medical benefits of the utilization of ketorolac. Ketorolac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is indicated for the short-term management of moderately severe acute pain management at an opioid level it is also recognized to have antipyretic
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Arthritis is a disease that in some way effects everyone. Whether you have arthritis or not‚ chances are‚ you know someone who does and can see the effect it has on them. There are some common misconceptions about arthritis‚ types of arthritis‚ and the causes. There are in fact some different types of the disease that most people don’t know about. Arthritis is a general term for approximately 100 diseases that produce either inflammation of connective tissues‚ particularly in joints‚ or non-inflammatory
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Contents 1.0 Abstract Acetaminophen and aspirin are both well-known drugs that relieve pain and reduce fever. This report looks at acetaminophen as a potential substitute for a patient who is allergic to aspirin. Acetaminophen‚ a common analgesic drug that can be bought over the counter‚ was synthesised by Hormon Northrop Morse. With acetaminophen consisting of a benzene ring‚ an amide and an alcohol group‚ it has the ability to stop pain and reduce fevers. However‚ due to the state of technology
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Response for Case Datril 1) What course of action should Datril take? It should solidify its position in the analgesic market and gain share in the rapidly growing acetaminophen market. It should target both Tylenol Users and Aspirin Users. On one hand‚ it should explain to customers that Datril’s effect is identical to Tylenol and use low-price promotion. On the other hand‚ it should leverage Bristal-Myers’s name to facilitate its market penetration. Generally‚ it should focus on advertisement
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Ibuprofen Abstract The project that I chose to research was the effect of Ibuprofen on the heart rate of the daphnia. The reason that I chose to do this was because many people in society use over the counter pain killers without really understanding any of the long term effects of this medicine other than clearing their aches pains‚ and swelling. One of the leading drugs on the market today is Ibuprofen which you may know as Motrin or Advil. Both drugs are identical except for quantity and
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