PATIENT`S NAME: MEDICATION: spironolactone (Brand names
... PATIENT’S NAME: MEDICATION: spironolactone (Brand names include Aldactone and Novo-spiroton.) WHAT IT’S USED FOR: Spironolactone is used to treat swelling caused by heart failure, liver cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome (a kidney disease); hypertension; and low potassium levels. It’s also used in th ...
... PATIENT’S NAME: MEDICATION: spironolactone (Brand names include Aldactone and Novo-spiroton.) WHAT IT’S USED FOR: Spironolactone is used to treat swelling caused by heart failure, liver cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome (a kidney disease); hypertension; and low potassium levels. It’s also used in th ...
Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Drugs and Alcohol
... Produces brief but intense feelings of euphoria ...
... Produces brief but intense feelings of euphoria ...
Pharmacology Definitions
... an inhibitor and acts to prevent the action of the effector. Hence when considering non-competitive antagonism as an example it would mean that the antagonist does not ...
... an inhibitor and acts to prevent the action of the effector. Hence when considering non-competitive antagonism as an example it would mean that the antagonist does not ...
Clinical Pharmacology Notes
... (bradycardia, AV conduction defects and asystole) with the drug. Bisphosphonates acts at the cellular level. They act directly or indirectly on the osteoclasts. The effect can be on the formation of osteoclasts and/or on their activity. A decrease in osteoclast number can occur either through direct ...
... (bradycardia, AV conduction defects and asystole) with the drug. Bisphosphonates acts at the cellular level. They act directly or indirectly on the osteoclasts. The effect can be on the formation of osteoclasts and/or on their activity. A decrease in osteoclast number can occur either through direct ...
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... You are admitting a patient who frequently changes physicians. The patient has an unlabeled bottle of pills that she has been taking. She says that a doctor she no longer sees prescribed them for her. She does not know why she was taking the drug or the name of the drug. What should you do to determ ...
... You are admitting a patient who frequently changes physicians. The patient has an unlabeled bottle of pills that she has been taking. She says that a doctor she no longer sees prescribed them for her. She does not know why she was taking the drug or the name of the drug. What should you do to determ ...
Covered Abood Ch 1-4, 6,8
... III: less abuse than CI/CII, moderate/low physical or high psychological dependence. many have CII as active ingredient, but is a combination product or is a lower dose. The drug’s abuse potential is not great enough to warrant being CII. Not more than 1.8g of codeine per 100ml, or not more th ...
... III: less abuse than CI/CII, moderate/low physical or high psychological dependence. many have CII as active ingredient, but is a combination product or is a lower dose. The drug’s abuse potential is not great enough to warrant being CII. Not more than 1.8g of codeine per 100ml, or not more th ...
Prescribing in the Elderly - Benton Franklin County Medical Society
... • Currently no predictive data for CYP3A effects of age on CYP2C • Faster clearance of CYP2D6 in men; CYP2D6 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 Adapted from The Pharmacological Basis o ...
... • Currently no predictive data for CYP3A effects of age on CYP2C • Faster clearance of CYP2D6 in men; CYP2D6 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 Adapted from The Pharmacological Basis o ...
administering-medications-7th-edition-donna-gauwitz
... You are admitting a patient who frequently changes physicians. The patient has an unlabeled bottle of pills that she has been taking. She says that a doctor she no longer sees prescribed them for her. She does not know why she was taking the drug or the name of the drug. What should you do to determ ...
... You are admitting a patient who frequently changes physicians. The patient has an unlabeled bottle of pills that she has been taking. She says that a doctor she no longer sees prescribed them for her. She does not know why she was taking the drug or the name of the drug. What should you do to determ ...
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... weeks of age. This is the period prior to egg”production. 40 weeks so these pullets eventually go to market at 65 weeks of age which would in essence be a 40 week withdrawal period. The second issue is: Certain diseases of poultry are without effective treatments namely Histomoniasis (Blackhead). Ca ...
... weeks of age. This is the period prior to egg”production. 40 weeks so these pullets eventually go to market at 65 weeks of age which would in essence be a 40 week withdrawal period. The second issue is: Certain diseases of poultry are without effective treatments namely Histomoniasis (Blackhead). Ca ...
Drug Name Valproate, Sodium Valproate
... 0.2L/kg 6-20hrs Unchanged; 20-30hrs in liver disease Hepatic (>90%) 1-5 days Measure trough level (pre dose level) 2-4 days after beginning treatment or 2-4 days after a change in dose or if displaying signs and symptoms of toxicity Poor correlation between therapeutic efficacy and plasma concentrat ...
... 0.2L/kg 6-20hrs Unchanged; 20-30hrs in liver disease Hepatic (>90%) 1-5 days Measure trough level (pre dose level) 2-4 days after beginning treatment or 2-4 days after a change in dose or if displaying signs and symptoms of toxicity Poor correlation between therapeutic efficacy and plasma concentrat ...
Uppers Downers & All Arounders
... – Person has greater sensitivity to the drug, after prolong use, and the body’s ability to metabolize the drug decreases. – Ex. A person who has drunk a 12-pack of beer daily for ten years, may find themselves drinking 3-4 beers to achieve the effect due to tissue damage of the liver and kidneys. – ...
... – Person has greater sensitivity to the drug, after prolong use, and the body’s ability to metabolize the drug decreases. – Ex. A person who has drunk a 12-pack of beer daily for ten years, may find themselves drinking 3-4 beers to achieve the effect due to tissue damage of the liver and kidneys. – ...
ARB- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
... An angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) is used for control of your blood pressure or heart disease. This category of drug is very similar to an ACE inhibitor. It has many of the benefits of an ACE inhibitor but in addition, has a lower side effect profile particularly in the relief of the dry cough c ...
... An angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) is used for control of your blood pressure or heart disease. This category of drug is very similar to an ACE inhibitor. It has many of the benefits of an ACE inhibitor but in addition, has a lower side effect profile particularly in the relief of the dry cough c ...
Dose-Response Concept
... CCl4 and ethanol are hepatotoxic alone but when given together produce much more liver injury than the mathematical sum of their individual effects. (2 + 2 = 20). Smoking and asbestos exposure is another example. Cocaine use with alcohol use is a third example. ...
... CCl4 and ethanol are hepatotoxic alone but when given together produce much more liver injury than the mathematical sum of their individual effects. (2 + 2 = 20). Smoking and asbestos exposure is another example. Cocaine use with alcohol use is a third example. ...
Depressants (Downer`s)
... tolerance involves the need for increasing amounts of the drug to feel the same effects - A disease which involves a psychological and physical addiction to alcohol as well as genetic factors Short-term Effects- as a CNS depressant, it reduces tension, anxiety and inhibitions - impairment directly r ...
... tolerance involves the need for increasing amounts of the drug to feel the same effects - A disease which involves a psychological and physical addiction to alcohol as well as genetic factors Short-term Effects- as a CNS depressant, it reduces tension, anxiety and inhibitions - impairment directly r ...
Drugs used to treat Bipolar Disorder
... An anti-epileptic, it is the most widely used anti-manic drug Augments the post-synaptic action of GABA at its receptors (increasing synthesis and release) Best for rapid-cycling and acute-mania Therapeutic blood levels: 50-100 Mg/L Side effects include GI upset, sedation, lethargy,tremor, metabolic ...
... An anti-epileptic, it is the most widely used anti-manic drug Augments the post-synaptic action of GABA at its receptors (increasing synthesis and release) Best for rapid-cycling and acute-mania Therapeutic blood levels: 50-100 Mg/L Side effects include GI upset, sedation, lethargy,tremor, metabolic ...
Kaplan Medical Template Design
... initiating Mirapex in a patient with Parkinson’s Disease? I. Decrease the levodopa dose by 20-30% when initiating Mirapex II. Patient must wear patch for 24 hours for efficacy III. Monitor for serious cardiac side effects a. I only b. III only c. I and II only d. II and III only ...
... initiating Mirapex in a patient with Parkinson’s Disease? I. Decrease the levodopa dose by 20-30% when initiating Mirapex II. Patient must wear patch for 24 hours for efficacy III. Monitor for serious cardiac side effects a. I only b. III only c. I and II only d. II and III only ...
pharm 24 [4-20
... 5. Why might digoxin blood levels vary among patients? What happens in digoxin toxicity? How do you treat it? some patients have gut flora that metabolize digoxin (use antibiotics), chronic kidney disease elevates levels, and hypokalemia increases digoxin’s effects Excess digoxin decreases AV no ...
... 5. Why might digoxin blood levels vary among patients? What happens in digoxin toxicity? How do you treat it? some patients have gut flora that metabolize digoxin (use antibiotics), chronic kidney disease elevates levels, and hypokalemia increases digoxin’s effects Excess digoxin decreases AV no ...
Introduction To Drugs
... Schedule I drugs are considered the most dangerous class of drugs with a high potential for abuse and potentially severe psychological and/or physical dependence. As the drug schedule changes-- Schedule II, Schedule III, etc., so does the abuse potential-- Schedule V drugs represents the least poten ...
... Schedule I drugs are considered the most dangerous class of drugs with a high potential for abuse and potentially severe psychological and/or physical dependence. As the drug schedule changes-- Schedule II, Schedule III, etc., so does the abuse potential-- Schedule V drugs represents the least poten ...
Enzymes - ISpatula
... inhibitors that will improve their bioavailability, also we can use encapsulation in cyclodextrin or micelle system improve the stability of the product by shielding the compound from GI conditions. so ... we have 3 issues when talking about drug absorption that are dissolution, permeability and s ...
... inhibitors that will improve their bioavailability, also we can use encapsulation in cyclodextrin or micelle system improve the stability of the product by shielding the compound from GI conditions. so ... we have 3 issues when talking about drug absorption that are dissolution, permeability and s ...
The Cell Analogy
... The drawing must be on a sheet of standard white paper. Each cell part must be labelled. Along with this, a written paper is also required. This written paper must fully explain each analogy, identifying the function of that cell part. For example, if the principal in my school was the nucleus, I wo ...
... The drawing must be on a sheet of standard white paper. Each cell part must be labelled. Along with this, a written paper is also required. This written paper must fully explain each analogy, identifying the function of that cell part. For example, if the principal in my school was the nucleus, I wo ...
Poster
... potential drug target to treat lymphatic filariasis, and to build a 3D physical model of the protein. Lymphatic filariasis results from mosquitoes transferring the nematode, Brugia malayi, to host lymph nodes, leading to swelling of affected limbs. AsnRS hooks asparagine to tRNA, used during protein ...
... potential drug target to treat lymphatic filariasis, and to build a 3D physical model of the protein. Lymphatic filariasis results from mosquitoes transferring the nematode, Brugia malayi, to host lymph nodes, leading to swelling of affected limbs. AsnRS hooks asparagine to tRNA, used during protein ...
Remeron (mirtazapine)
... Remeron (mirtazapine) exerts its antidepressant action principally through antagonism of certain types of receptors, thereby altering neurotransmission of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain. Neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norepinephrine, are chemicals produced by brain cells called ...
... Remeron (mirtazapine) exerts its antidepressant action principally through antagonism of certain types of receptors, thereby altering neurotransmission of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain. Neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norepinephrine, are chemicals produced by brain cells called ...