Shock Therapies as Intensification of the War against Madness in
... The only possibility of influencing madness was through “purposeful education,” especially for people considered to be chronic who were “for the most part to be trained to normal behaviour and work.” Nurses had a specific part to play in this education. As the delegated representatives of the psychi ...
... The only possibility of influencing madness was through “purposeful education,” especially for people considered to be chronic who were “for the most part to be trained to normal behaviour and work.” Nurses had a specific part to play in this education. As the delegated representatives of the psychi ...
Pharmacotherapy (Non-Opioid)
... Is a medication ESSENTIAL? (i.e. clear diagnosis) Is the treatment GOAL/ outcome clear? Initiate one drug at a time. Keep it simple. Select pharmacologic classes with efficacy demonstrated (ideally) in multiple RCTs Be aware that response will vary between patients Start with very low doses and ...
... Is a medication ESSENTIAL? (i.e. clear diagnosis) Is the treatment GOAL/ outcome clear? Initiate one drug at a time. Keep it simple. Select pharmacologic classes with efficacy demonstrated (ideally) in multiple RCTs Be aware that response will vary between patients Start with very low doses and ...
Positive Identification for Patient Medication Safety Auto
... PHS “Positive ID Standard” • Choose data elements that will be in bar code; identify minimum data • Standard and economic structure for data in the bar code so it can be read easily by various applications • Provide extensibility • Ensure patient care continuity even when network is “down” • Permit ...
... PHS “Positive ID Standard” • Choose data elements that will be in bar code; identify minimum data • Standard and economic structure for data in the bar code so it can be read easily by various applications • Provide extensibility • Ensure patient care continuity even when network is “down” • Permit ...
The rational use of nucleic acid amplification testing for the
... the laboratory diagnosis of disease caused by MTBC. However, these methods are expensive, time consuming and require a high level of expertise in the people who perform such testing. In order to ...
... the laboratory diagnosis of disease caused by MTBC. However, these methods are expensive, time consuming and require a high level of expertise in the people who perform such testing. In order to ...
Modernisation Agency`s - North West Commissioning Support Unit
... Nipple inversion may occur as a result of an underlying breast malignancy and it is essential that this be excluded. Surgical correction of nipple inversion should only be available for functional reasons in a post-pubertal woman and if the inversion has not been corrected by correct use of a non-in ...
... Nipple inversion may occur as a result of an underlying breast malignancy and it is essential that this be excluded. Surgical correction of nipple inversion should only be available for functional reasons in a post-pubertal woman and if the inversion has not been corrected by correct use of a non-in ...
NAME OF THE MEDICINE: Desmopressin Acetate Synonyms
... times daily until healing is complete. Within 1/2 hour before surgery 0.4 micrograms DDAVP/kg diluted to 10-100mL in isotonic saline is given as slow intravenous infusion over 15-20 min. Before and 20 min. after the infusion, VIII:C assays and in the case of von Willebrand’s disease determination of ...
... times daily until healing is complete. Within 1/2 hour before surgery 0.4 micrograms DDAVP/kg diluted to 10-100mL in isotonic saline is given as slow intravenous infusion over 15-20 min. Before and 20 min. after the infusion, VIII:C assays and in the case of von Willebrand’s disease determination of ...
John M. Kane by Thomas A. Ban
... effective in controlling the acute signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, but it was not clear whether one needs to continue treating patients over a long period of time after recovery from a first episode. In collaboration with Fred Quitkin and Arthur Rifkin, we published a paper from a placebo contr ...
... effective in controlling the acute signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, but it was not clear whether one needs to continue treating patients over a long period of time after recovery from a first episode. In collaboration with Fred Quitkin and Arthur Rifkin, we published a paper from a placebo contr ...
Poor glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: a conspiracy of disease
... Poor manual dexterity can result in difficulty in taking medication: the ease with which the elderly manage to open different drug containers varies considerably, from 89.95% managing to open a blister pack to only 36.9% managing to open a child-proof container. The inability to handle drug containe ...
... Poor manual dexterity can result in difficulty in taking medication: the ease with which the elderly manage to open different drug containers varies considerably, from 89.95% managing to open a blister pack to only 36.9% managing to open a child-proof container. The inability to handle drug containe ...
Trauma Team Roles and Responsibilites 02
... Assures that the Level I Infusor is in the room and an IV bag with large bore tubing is primed with IV access equipment. b. Primary Survey: Directs/supervises all non-physician personnel. Delegates duties as appropriate. Documents on the TFS as the assessment is being done Monitors vital signs. ...
... Assures that the Level I Infusor is in the room and an IV bag with large bore tubing is primed with IV access equipment. b. Primary Survey: Directs/supervises all non-physician personnel. Delegates duties as appropriate. Documents on the TFS as the assessment is being done Monitors vital signs. ...
Influence of macrolide maintenance therapy and bacterial colonisation on exacerbation frequency
... larger than the mean). These phenomena may be expected to have a negative (not exactly quantifiable though) effect on the power of the study. In order to reasonably compensate for the risk of a too low power and for subjects dropping out within one year follow-up, the number of subjects will be augm ...
... larger than the mean). These phenomena may be expected to have a negative (not exactly quantifiable though) effect on the power of the study. In order to reasonably compensate for the risk of a too low power and for subjects dropping out within one year follow-up, the number of subjects will be augm ...
Conscious Sedation
... consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused, but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation. The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function may be impaired. ...
... consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused, but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation. The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function may be impaired. ...
Medications - Administration and Documentation
... All PRN medications will have dose, route and frequency specific by the physician and indication for usage. Antibiotic doses will be scheduled on the next hour from the time the order is received and processed in pharmacy. Standard default times will not apply to antibiotic doses. Daily orders are q ...
... All PRN medications will have dose, route and frequency specific by the physician and indication for usage. Antibiotic doses will be scheduled on the next hour from the time the order is received and processed in pharmacy. Standard default times will not apply to antibiotic doses. Daily orders are q ...
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/IPCnCoVguidance_06May13.pdf?ua=1
... epidemiological aspects of the cases should be evaluated as soon as possible (see WHO recommendations 7) and the investigation should be complemented by laboratory evaluation. Environmental and engineering controls. These include basic health-care facility infrastructures 8 and are the next priority ...
... epidemiological aspects of the cases should be evaluated as soon as possible (see WHO recommendations 7) and the investigation should be complemented by laboratory evaluation. Environmental and engineering controls. These include basic health-care facility infrastructures 8 and are the next priority ...
file (Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Drug
... peripheral neurons. The infusion does not interfere with the antitumor effects of oxaliplatin, making this method desirable for those on oxaliplatin based regimens. Studies have shown that patients treated with CA++/Mg++ infusions were less likely to experience acute or moderate/severe cumulative CI ...
... peripheral neurons. The infusion does not interfere with the antitumor effects of oxaliplatin, making this method desirable for those on oxaliplatin based regimens. Studies have shown that patients treated with CA++/Mg++ infusions were less likely to experience acute or moderate/severe cumulative CI ...
Serum levels of lithium in patients of a psychiatric center in Manaus
... However, when we compared the means of these groups, which fluctuated between 0.22 to 0.51 mmol/L, no significant difference was found between the group that drank coffee and the group that did not, probably because the ingestion here related, fewer than 4 cups/day, classified these patients as weak ...
... However, when we compared the means of these groups, which fluctuated between 0.22 to 0.51 mmol/L, no significant difference was found between the group that drank coffee and the group that did not, probably because the ingestion here related, fewer than 4 cups/day, classified these patients as weak ...
Script Notes - AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania
... of the American Medical Association in November 2013 suggested a 30 percent increase of stroke, heart attack and death in subjects who were prescribed testosterone. Another study found the risk of heart attack doubled in men over age 65 in the first 90 days after filling a testosterone product presc ...
... of the American Medical Association in November 2013 suggested a 30 percent increase of stroke, heart attack and death in subjects who were prescribed testosterone. Another study found the risk of heart attack doubled in men over age 65 in the first 90 days after filling a testosterone product presc ...
PCCU Trainee Expectations
... The afterhours PCCU fellow on-call will be responsible for all elements of patient care on all patients under or being followed by the PCCU service ...
... The afterhours PCCU fellow on-call will be responsible for all elements of patient care on all patients under or being followed by the PCCU service ...
TICAGRELOR VERSUS ASPIRIN IN ACUTE STROKE OR
... consecutive days; had a known bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder; had a history of symptomatic non traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage at any time, gastrointestinal bleed within the past 6 months, or major surgery within 30 days; had severe liver disease; had renal failure requiring dialysis; ...
... consecutive days; had a known bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder; had a history of symptomatic non traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage at any time, gastrointestinal bleed within the past 6 months, or major surgery within 30 days; had severe liver disease; had renal failure requiring dialysis; ...
Scenario 1
... Admitted to the hospital yesterday directly from her follow-up doctor’s office visit regarding a recent exacerbation of colitis. ...
... Admitted to the hospital yesterday directly from her follow-up doctor’s office visit regarding a recent exacerbation of colitis. ...
Case series reporting the effectiveness of mycophenolate mofetil in treatment- resistant asthma
... their maintenance treatment. We did not restrict MMF therapy by atopic status, inflammatory biomarkers or smoking history; no patients were current smokers. MMF, started at 500 mg daily, was incremented by 500 mg every 4 weeks. Doses over 500 mg daily were given as divided doses. Dosing was to a max ...
... their maintenance treatment. We did not restrict MMF therapy by atopic status, inflammatory biomarkers or smoking history; no patients were current smokers. MMF, started at 500 mg daily, was incremented by 500 mg every 4 weeks. Doses over 500 mg daily were given as divided doses. Dosing was to a max ...
cosopt
... before beginning therapy with COSOPT. In patients with a history of severe cardiac disease, signs of cardiac failure should be watched for and pulse rates should be checked. Respiratory reactions and cardiac reactions, including death due to bronchospasm in patients with asthma and rarely death in a ...
... before beginning therapy with COSOPT. In patients with a history of severe cardiac disease, signs of cardiac failure should be watched for and pulse rates should be checked. Respiratory reactions and cardiac reactions, including death due to bronchospasm in patients with asthma and rarely death in a ...
Practice Review Tool Sample Questions
... Admitted to the hospital yesterday directly from her follow-up doctor’s office visit regarding a recent exacerbation of colitis. ...
... Admitted to the hospital yesterday directly from her follow-up doctor’s office visit regarding a recent exacerbation of colitis. ...
Guidelines for Use of Patients` Own Medicinal Products in Hospitals
... These guidelines are intended to assist the pharmacist in determining whether it is appropriate to “identify” and “dispense” a patient’s own medicinal product for use in the hospital when: - the physician has written an order for the medicinal product; and - there is no suitable alternative listed o ...
... These guidelines are intended to assist the pharmacist in determining whether it is appropriate to “identify” and “dispense” a patient’s own medicinal product for use in the hospital when: - the physician has written an order for the medicinal product; and - there is no suitable alternative listed o ...
Hepatitis C Therapy Prior Authorization
... Harvoni ®: --Take __________ tablet(s) once daily for __________weeks Sovaldi ® (sofosbuvir) 400mg: – Take once daily for __________ weeks Viekira Pak ™: -Take as directed for __________ weeks Olysio ® (simeprevir) 150mg: – Take once daily for __________weeks Ribavirin__________ mg – Take __________ ...
... Harvoni ®: --Take __________ tablet(s) once daily for __________weeks Sovaldi ® (sofosbuvir) 400mg: – Take once daily for __________ weeks Viekira Pak ™: -Take as directed for __________ weeks Olysio ® (simeprevir) 150mg: – Take once daily for __________weeks Ribavirin__________ mg – Take __________ ...