VETS 238 Surgical Nursing and Anesthesia
... 1. Respiratory depression >>>> decreases respiratory rate and tidal volume 2. GI function: initially, increased peristalsis then, GI stasis >>> constipation 3. Addiction physical dependence (controlled drugs =PAPERWORK) 4. Drug interactions in patients on selegiline = FATAL ...
... 1. Respiratory depression >>>> decreases respiratory rate and tidal volume 2. GI function: initially, increased peristalsis then, GI stasis >>> constipation 3. Addiction physical dependence (controlled drugs =PAPERWORK) 4. Drug interactions in patients on selegiline = FATAL ...
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... Bromhexine may increase the concentration of concurrently administered antibiotics in bronchial secretions. No clinically relevant interactions with other medications have been reported. Statement on Usage During Pregnancy and Lactation Pregnancy There is no data on the use of bromhexine in pregnant ...
... Bromhexine may increase the concentration of concurrently administered antibiotics in bronchial secretions. No clinically relevant interactions with other medications have been reported. Statement on Usage During Pregnancy and Lactation Pregnancy There is no data on the use of bromhexine in pregnant ...
Academic skills workshop: getting started with critical writing
... public may not get to hear about them. As a result, even academic articles written about new drugs, which are normally based on the same data, may be very inaccurate. Not only that, but even our understanding of what an illness is can become distorted. For example, for some time it was widely believ ...
... public may not get to hear about them. As a result, even academic articles written about new drugs, which are normally based on the same data, may be very inaccurate. Not only that, but even our understanding of what an illness is can become distorted. For example, for some time it was widely believ ...
Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disoders
... - Drug effects - Sulfate anions bind to positively charged tissue proteins that are exposed at the tissue surface of an ulcer or an erosion - As a weak base, it buffers the acidic pH of the stomach - Binds and concentrates epidermal growth factor (EGF), which accelerates the healing process - Simula ...
... - Drug effects - Sulfate anions bind to positively charged tissue proteins that are exposed at the tissue surface of an ulcer or an erosion - As a weak base, it buffers the acidic pH of the stomach - Binds and concentrates epidermal growth factor (EGF), which accelerates the healing process - Simula ...
Antidementia
... Donepezil (Aricept)* Galantamine hydrobromide (Reminyl)* Rivastigmine (Exelon)* *TGA approval, now on PBS for mild to moderate Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT) • Stabilise decline. • Do not halt or reverse disease. ...
... Donepezil (Aricept)* Galantamine hydrobromide (Reminyl)* Rivastigmine (Exelon)* *TGA approval, now on PBS for mild to moderate Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT) • Stabilise decline. • Do not halt or reverse disease. ...
THE FACTS ABOUT RISING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
... drugs, significantly raising the total treatment cost. An 18-month investigation by United States Senate Committee on Finance into Gilead Sciences’ Hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni found that “the company pursued a marketing strategy and final wholesale price of Sovaldi…that it believed would m ...
... drugs, significantly raising the total treatment cost. An 18-month investigation by United States Senate Committee on Finance into Gilead Sciences’ Hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni found that “the company pursued a marketing strategy and final wholesale price of Sovaldi…that it believed would m ...
Ch. 14-Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
... ANS has 3 different types of receptors. When stimulated by chemicals of certain shapes the receptors produce a certain action ...
... ANS has 3 different types of receptors. When stimulated by chemicals of certain shapes the receptors produce a certain action ...
By: Chris Paiva
... Studies have shown that misuse of Adderall and long-term use can permanently alter and damage the brain . Since the amphetamines are able to prevent the reuptake of catecholamines such as dopamine back into the presynaptic neuron, dopamine is able to remain in the synapse for some time and lead to i ...
... Studies have shown that misuse of Adderall and long-term use can permanently alter and damage the brain . Since the amphetamines are able to prevent the reuptake of catecholamines such as dopamine back into the presynaptic neuron, dopamine is able to remain in the synapse for some time and lead to i ...
Drugs Hanson 5
... Biotransformation • Biotransformation: The process of changing the chemical or pharmacological properties of a drug by metabolism. • The liver is the major organ that metabolizes drugs in the body. • The kidney is the next most important organ for drug elimination. ...
... Biotransformation • Biotransformation: The process of changing the chemical or pharmacological properties of a drug by metabolism. • The liver is the major organ that metabolizes drugs in the body. • The kidney is the next most important organ for drug elimination. ...
Adverse reactions
... serotonin receptors (5-HT), particularly 5-HT2A receptors • The antipsychotics also have variable antagonist actions at muscarinic, α-adrenergic, and histaminergic receptors in brain and peripheral ...
... serotonin receptors (5-HT), particularly 5-HT2A receptors • The antipsychotics also have variable antagonist actions at muscarinic, α-adrenergic, and histaminergic receptors in brain and peripheral ...
Drug - IHMC Public Cmaps (3)
... minutes to ensure maximum effect of analgesia is achieved If horses are uncompliant, sedatives can be used. These include ...
... minutes to ensure maximum effect of analgesia is achieved If horses are uncompliant, sedatives can be used. These include ...
Sedative Hypnotic
... Lethal dose- respiratory depression - CVS depression B) Adverse Effect not related to CNS action: Hypersensitivity reaction teratogenecity C) Alteration in drug response: Tolerance: decrease responsiveness to a drug following repeated exposure. Physiologic dependence: with the long term use of seda ...
... Lethal dose- respiratory depression - CVS depression B) Adverse Effect not related to CNS action: Hypersensitivity reaction teratogenecity C) Alteration in drug response: Tolerance: decrease responsiveness to a drug following repeated exposure. Physiologic dependence: with the long term use of seda ...
Are You Drug Smart? - Do It Now Foundation
... It’s usually well-intentioned. And most of it’s true (in one way or another), but a lot of it’s just dumb. And what isn’t dumb, can be eggs-cruciatingly (ouch!)boring the 5,000th time around. That’s why we put together this quiz: to let you sort out what you really know from what you only might thin ...
... It’s usually well-intentioned. And most of it’s true (in one way or another), but a lot of it’s just dumb. And what isn’t dumb, can be eggs-cruciatingly (ouch!)boring the 5,000th time around. That’s why we put together this quiz: to let you sort out what you really know from what you only might thin ...
Prescribing in the Elderly - Benton Franklin County Medical Society
... • Weight-adjusted CYP3A clearance more rapid in women • Currently no predictive data for effects of age on CYP2C • Faster clearance of CYP2D6 in men; decrease doses of drugs ~10-20% for women, decrease ~20% more in elderly women • Renal impairment may affect CYP P450 due to decreased gene expression ...
... • Weight-adjusted CYP3A clearance more rapid in women • Currently no predictive data for effects of age on CYP2C • Faster clearance of CYP2D6 in men; decrease doses of drugs ~10-20% for women, decrease ~20% more in elderly women • Renal impairment may affect CYP P450 due to decreased gene expression ...
Opiates and Respiratory Depression - index
... Recently, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices reported that a patient had received a lethal morphine overdose while connected to the Abbott Lifecare 4100 PCA Plus II machine. This machine is easily misprogrammed by caregivers, who must manually enter the PCA parameters, and it needs a more s ...
... Recently, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices reported that a patient had received a lethal morphine overdose while connected to the Abbott Lifecare 4100 PCA Plus II machine. This machine is easily misprogrammed by caregivers, who must manually enter the PCA parameters, and it needs a more s ...
OPIOID ANALGESICS
... glutamate NMDA receptors correlates with resistance to opioids and the development of tolerance • Mu-receptor mRNA levels are regulated by activation of these receptors • NMDA receptor blocker ketamine prevented the development of this late-onset and long-lasting enhancement in pain sensitivity afte ...
... glutamate NMDA receptors correlates with resistance to opioids and the development of tolerance • Mu-receptor mRNA levels are regulated by activation of these receptors • NMDA receptor blocker ketamine prevented the development of this late-onset and long-lasting enhancement in pain sensitivity afte ...
Document
... cocaine was used as in ingredient in a well-known soft drink. In the 18th and 19th centuries, cocaine was used as a local anesthetic. In recent years, other medicines that are more effective and with fewer side effects have almost eliminated cocaine's use for medicinal purposes. Cocaine is a powerfu ...
... cocaine was used as in ingredient in a well-known soft drink. In the 18th and 19th centuries, cocaine was used as a local anesthetic. In recent years, other medicines that are more effective and with fewer side effects have almost eliminated cocaine's use for medicinal purposes. Cocaine is a powerfu ...
Management of Parkinson`s Disease
... Parkinson‟s Disease is classically determined by the triad or rest tremor (usually starting in one arm) with bradykinesia (slowing of movement) and rigidity (which may manifest as cogwheel rigidity particularly in the arms). Patients often display a generalised lack of movement both in terms of faci ...
... Parkinson‟s Disease is classically determined by the triad or rest tremor (usually starting in one arm) with bradykinesia (slowing of movement) and rigidity (which may manifest as cogwheel rigidity particularly in the arms). Patients often display a generalised lack of movement both in terms of faci ...
CommonlyAbusedDrugs
... and glaucoma. AIDS can cause a loss of appetite known as the "wasting syndrome" which can lead to drastic weight loss and weakness. Chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer causes nausea resulting in an inability to keep down food. Marijuana's healing nature for these two illnesses is a result ...
... and glaucoma. AIDS can cause a loss of appetite known as the "wasting syndrome" which can lead to drastic weight loss and weakness. Chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer causes nausea resulting in an inability to keep down food. Marijuana's healing nature for these two illnesses is a result ...
pharmalogical emergencies
... Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSEs) • The first generation (conventional) antipsychotics may cause significant extrapyramidal side effects, more so than the second generation antipsychotic agents. • Risperidone and Ziprasidone more likely to cause EPSEs amongst second generation antipsychotic agent ...
... Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSEs) • The first generation (conventional) antipsychotics may cause significant extrapyramidal side effects, more so than the second generation antipsychotic agents. • Risperidone and Ziprasidone more likely to cause EPSEs amongst second generation antipsychotic agent ...
PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS for OFFICE BASED OPIOID TREATMENT
... Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and CRx amphetamines (Ritalin / Adderall / Adipex / etc.) concentrate in the central link of the reward circuit (the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens). These areas contain especially high concentrations of dopaminergic synapses, which are the preferred targe ...
... Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and CRx amphetamines (Ritalin / Adderall / Adipex / etc.) concentrate in the central link of the reward circuit (the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens). These areas contain especially high concentrations of dopaminergic synapses, which are the preferred targe ...
drug physical symptoms look for dangers
... intravenously can get serious and lifethreatening infections from equipment that is contaminated. Injecting them can cause lung or heart disease and other diseases of the blood vessels, which can be fatal. Kidney damage, stroke, or other tissue damage also may occur. ...
... intravenously can get serious and lifethreatening infections from equipment that is contaminated. Injecting them can cause lung or heart disease and other diseases of the blood vessels, which can be fatal. Kidney damage, stroke, or other tissue damage also may occur. ...