Introduction The use of anti-inflammatories is widespread in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pain (Paoloni et al. 2009). This has in part led to the common misconception that inflammation is an inherently negative occurrence which needs to be stopped or at least limited rather than the essential healing process that it is (Garnham‚ 2009). In this case study the use of anti-inflammatories for a common musculoskeletal complaint will be discussed with the impact on the prescribing clinician’s
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www.sakshieducation.com CHEMISTRY IN EVERY DAY LIFE LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Explain the different classifications of drugs. Classifications of drugs: Drugs are classified in different ways. i) On the basis of drug action: Based on the actions of drugs on particular biochemical processes they are classified as i) Antibacterials iv) Sedatives and tranquilizers ii) Antibiotics v) Cardio vascular drugs iii) Hypnotics vi) Antiseptics etc. ii) On the basis of molecular targets: Biomolecules
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Unit 39- Support Use of Medication in Social care Settings A)1.1 The Medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor. According to the law (The Medicines Act 1968) medicines can be given by a third party‚ e.g. a suitably-trained care worker‚ to the person that they were intended
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------------------------------------------------- Drug Name: Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen Trade Name: Vicodin ------------------------------------------------- Indication: Relief of moderate to severe pain ------------------------------------------------- Safe Range: Peds: <40kg 0.2mg/kg-15mg/kg/dose q3-4h PRN. Maximum dose of acetaminophen 1000 mg/dose and 4000mg/day; Adult initially 10mg q3-4h PRN. ------------------------------------------------- Action / Where does it
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gastric acids in the stomach. COX-1 could lead to stomach issues with prolonged use. 2. Compare (similarities and differences) COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs in terms of their mode of action. (3) Both are forms of drugs that block enzymes that produce prostaglandins and are used to treat inflammation. Traditional NSAIDs will be used
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Escape From the Cave In his article “Consider the Lobster”‚ David Foster Wallace pointed out that the lobsters would suffer pain if cooked alive on the basis of many scientific materials about the lobster that announced by different organizations‚ trying to figure out if it is moral to cook the lobsters alive. Although he fell in an ethical dilemma at last‚ just as most people‚ struggling between the moral problem and the selfish interest in eating certain kinds of animal‚ he did not evade querying
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Introduction Pain occurs as a symptom as stimuli activate nociceptors because of an imbalance in the homeostasis of the tissue due to changes in the chemical‚ temperature and mechanical(12‚15‚17). This detection in the surrounding can be altered and therefore cause persistent pain in the body(1) and this sensitisation is therefore increased and modulated(8)‚ such as in the visceral region. An example is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) which has chronic pain as a symptom. A receptor that has been seen
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Abortion: What do you think? I chose abortion as the topic of my research paper because it is a very important and controversial subject‚ and although I have always leaned heavily toward pro-choice‚ I really hadn’t done much reading about it and wanted to support my position. The definition of abortion is "expulsion of the fetus from the uterus‚ due to any cause‚ before the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy." Abortions are broken down into the following six categories: (1) Habitual abortion‚
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high blood pressure‚ muscle weakness‚ anemia‚ clotting disorders‚ gastrointestinal inflammation‚ and weakened bones. Aspirin is used to treat pain for inflammation and work by blocking production of pain enhancing neurotransmitters‚ such as prostaglandins. Acetaminophen is also effective against pain. Aspirin acts locally at the site of the pain to stop it from producing pain signals. Aspirin can be good or bad by helping to prevent heart attacks. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic commonly used
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Pathologic Mechanisms of Septic Shock Kenneth J. Goodrum‚ Ph.D. OUCOM Topics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Definitions: SIRS‚sepsis‚shock‚MODS Morbidity/mortality of Sepsis/Shock Pathogenesis of shock Microbial triggers(endotoxin‚ TSSTs) Cytokine and non-cytokine mediators of SIRS and shock Pathophysiology of shock Therapy Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) ● ● ● ● ● Systemic inflammatory response to a variety of severe clinical insults manifested by ≥ 2 of the following conditions
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