Patients in special situations; pregnancy‚ lactation‚ 6. Certain diseases and their medications: cancer‚ diabetes‚ heart failure. 7. Polypharmacy (taken many drugs > 5 drugs) 8. Drug; certain drug classes are commonly involved e.g. Warfarin‚ insulin‚ digoxin‚ TCAs‚ etc… Classification of drug-related problems 1. Inappropriate drug choice: Unjustified deviation from management guidelines consensus therapeutic can worsen the condition. Deviations that are based on the patient’s
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1. Admit the patient using critical thinking skills to assess and prioritise nursing interventions related to Audrey’s. • Comfort and Safety. Audrey who is diagnosed with fractured left NOF (neck of femur) must be evaluated using pain assessment to obtain the optimal pain management intervention. Analgesics and non-pharmacologic approaches will be helpful to ease her pain and anxiety(Fink‚ 2000). As for her safety‚ the bed must be lowered down‚ side rails up if necessary and all her needs must
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CU2624 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Act 1968 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use‚ which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines. The Act defines three categories of medicine: prescription only medicines)‚ which are available only from a pharmacist if prescribed by an appropriate practitioner; pharmacy medicines
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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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Aspirin is so popular because it is the least expensive treatment with the fewest possible side effects. The second kind of drug is anticoagulants. These tablets include heparin and warfarin. They affect clotting- system proteins instead of platelet function. Heparin is used for a short period of time whereas warfarin is used over a longer period of time. These medications call for careful
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being successfully sought. Papa v Sullivan Nicolaides Pty Ltd [2010] QSC 364 Where the plaintiff patient had a mechanical heart valve – where as a consequence of this the plaintiff had to take anti-coagulant medication‚ Warfarin‚ for the rest of her life – where the levels of Warfarin in the blood needed to be monitored to ensure they remained within an appropriate range – her physiologists gave her invalid information which resulted in a stroke where she suffered pain‚ suffering‚ hospital bills and
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Turmeric (Curcumin) is an old spice that is used in traditional Asian/Indian medicine and is related to the ginger root. Known for its various uses‚ it is not just limited to the culinary scene (curry powders) but also as an alternative for therapeutic abilities. In China and India the spice is being used to help treat certain inflammatory ailments and even diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). It has been used for gastric pain‚ bringing down fevers‚ and even relief
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for a TIA may incorporate taking solutions to keep a stroke or having surgery to revive restricted supply routes. Drugs may incorporate headache medicine‚ clopidogrel‚ dipyridamole with ibuprofen‚ or warfarin. Drugs may incorporate headache medicine‚ clopidogrel‚ dipyridamole with ibuprofen‚ or warfarin. In the event that your carotid corridors are greatly contracted‚ you may have to get a procedure to extend the supply routes; this may avert another TIA or a stroke. Depending on the reason for your
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route of elimination‚ apixaban levels may accumulate in patients with renal impairment‚ but renal dosing for the drug is available (Burchum & Rosenthal‚ 2016). As with any anticoagulant‚ the most common adverse effect is bleeding‚ but compared with warfarin‚ the risk of major bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke is much lower (Burchum & Rosenthal‚ 2016). Patients with serum creatinine level greater than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL‚ the delayed excretion of apixaban can increase bleeding risk. Patients with renal
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616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects: 1.1 Current legislation include; Health and Social Care Act‚ the Medicine Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act. Control of substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations‚ Health and safety at work act‚ the misuse of drugs (safe custody) regulations‚ essential standards‚ data protection act‚ hazardous waste regulations. Guidelines include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration‚ where
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