DRUGS TO TREAT CANCERS & DRUGS TO TREAT NAUSEA AND VOMITING OBJECTIVES 1. State the rationale for the use of antineoplastic agents in the treatment of cancer. Antineoplastic agents (cell cycle specific or cell cycle nonspecific) target rapidly growing cells – malignant cells rapidly divide (uncontrolled growth) and are unable to repair DNA damage. Also used as adjuvant for post-excision of tumor to prevent recurrence of cancer. 2. Outline the phases of the cell division cycle. G0 Phase:
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Advanced Food hygiene Assigment question 6 Non Bacterial Food Posioning Food poisoning can be caused by the consumption of food contaminated by substances other than bacteria. This can occur by contamination of the food by chemicals‚ the ingestion of poisonous plants and by eating fish or shellfish that have been feeding on poisonous plankton or living in contaminated waters. Several foods contain naturally occurring poisons. This is more common in plants; there are hardly any animals that are
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been struggling with the courts to reclassify marijuana so that it can be sold as a prescription (Treaster‚ 1991). Right now‚ there are at least three medical uses of marijuana. The use of medical marijuana could treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting‚ it can be used to treat spasticity and tremors in Multiple Sclerosis patients‚ and the most common use occurs in patients who have Glaucoma. An article written in the New York Times stated that nearly half of the cancer specialist responding
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along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu‚ Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study‚ participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information‚ the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory‚ a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea and vomiting (Karagozoglu‚ Tekyasar‚ and Yilmaz‚ 2013). The researchers used the same participants
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Within every article that I have researched and read about the subject‚ every single source has stated somewhere that the use of cannabis relieves nausea and vomiting. The anticancer medicine sometimes prescribed to patients has side effects causing nausea and vomiting “because they irritate the stomach lining and affect the brain parts that control vomiting.” (Fiket‚ 2010).
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Introduction Marijuana‚ the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States‚ is taken from the leaves and flowering tops of the Cannabis Sativa plant. It also comes in a more concentrated‚ resinous form‚ called hashish‚ and as a sticky black liquid called hash oil. Marijuana in the Philippines is also called Aunt Mary‚ Bud‚ Dope‚ Grass‚ Hash‚ Herb‚ Kush‚ Mary Jane‚ Pot‚ Smoke‚ Weed‚ and many more. Last February 17‚ the Philippines’ Health Secretary‚ Enrique Ona‚ told reporters that the Department
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oxycodone‚ lyrica‚ pantoloc‚ Tylenol. Positive Family supportObjective:Subjective: | Lung Cancer:Right Lower Lobe Resection:Chest Tube:Chylothorax: | | Pt. will state that he is passing flatus by the end of the shift.Pt will no longer complain of nausea and vomiting by the next day.Pt will state pain is 0-1/10 in abdomen by the end of the shift. Pt will progress from NPO to clear fluids to soft foods by the end of the week. Pt will continue to ambulate as much as possible. | PLANNING | IMPLEMENTATION
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Nursing care study M10/558712 Catherine Williams 27/06/2011 SHN/252 Word Count: 4‚270 Introduction: This assignment will mainly focus on the immediate post operative care following a patient having undergone a unilateral total knee replacement. The aim of this assignment is to enable me as a student nurse to develop the knowledge needed to understand the role the nurse undertakes in providing holistic care for a patient. I will look at the nurse’s role in the postoperative care of a patient
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ever died from an overdose‚ and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications‚ including: • Relief from nausea and appetite loss; • Reduction of intraocular (within the eye) pressure; • Reduction of muscle spasms; and • Relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea‚ vomiting‚ and loss of appetite caused by the ailment itself and by various AIDS medications. Observational research
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Pharm Final Ch 50- Acid Controlling Drugs * Pathophysiology * Stomach glands * Cardiac * Cardiac sphincter (gastroesophageal) * Cardiac glands * Fundic * Gastric glands- most numerous * Highly specialized secretory glands composed of: * Parietal cells * Produce and secrete HCl * What stimulates? food‚ chocolate‚ alcohol‚ large fatty meals‚ stress
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