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types of anesthesia including intravenous, inhalation, nerve block (local) or topical. Intravenous is the number one go to for surgeries, the wrong dosage could cost you your life. The anesthesiologist has to use caution when prescribing the correct dose of anesthesia based on height, weight and laboratory values of the patient. Surgeons need to have different forms of math that they can use to make sure they give the patient the correct medications. The most popular math is ratio proportion.…

having a low systemic bioavailability, ordering albuterol in its tablet form is not appropriate. Therefore, pulmonary drug delivery is typically the preferred route of administration for the treatment of asthma and COPD. Albuterol exhibits a single dose therapy effect.3,4 Once albuterol enters the body, it will change from an out-of-balance…

The great supplement you have never heard about; Melatonin Melatonin is a natural hormone made by your body's pineal gland; this gland is located just above the middle of the brain. During the day the pineal is inactive, when the sun goes down and darkness occurs, the pineal is "turned on" and begins to produce melatonin which is released into the blood around 9 pm and stay elevated for about 12 hours, its main job is to regulate sleep-wake cycles, darkness causes the body to produce more…

which the client is required to consume the methadone in front of the pharmacist. There are cases that client might require BD dosing which the methadone is rapidly metabolized by the liver and not sufficient for whole day coverage while the second dose is usually lower as suggested by the doctor. Only those who fulfilled the criteria and been recognized as good candidate are allow for taken away methadone therapy. The methadone given during the DOT is not diluted and it is safe for the client…

also scan the patient’s wristband in order for the computer system to pull up the patient and the medication list. The second and third step is to make sure you are giving the right drug and the right dose. The nurse is to make sure that he/she is giving the right medication ordered and the right dose. The nurse is to also scan it into the system before administering it to the patient. The fourth step is to make sure you are giving it by the right route. This is found in the order. The route for…

In 2001, it changed to a schedule composed of a birth dose, with a monovalent vaccine, and three subsequent doses using a pentavalent vaccine (DTP+Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)+HBV). In 1999, a serological survey study found a reduction of ≈ 70% in HBV infection and HBsAg carriage among children of urban and rural areas in the Colombian…

Individuals undergoing high cumulative doses of cisplatin are more likely to experience increased hearing thresholds and tinnitus. Upon its introduction, the standard dosage of cisplatin was 50 mg/m2. More aggressive forms of treatment today may administer up to 225 mg/m2 of cisplatin resulting in significant increases in ototoxic effects (Rybak et al. 2007b). Laurell and Jungnelius reported that for 50 patients receiving very high-dose cisplatin treatment (100-120 mg/m2) 81% experienced…

org/blankchildrens/filesimages/for%20providers/nicu%20medications/caffeine%20citrate%20therapy.pdf Neonates have slow metabolism when first born, but as they age metabolism increases (lexi-drugs). Therefore, it is given once daily and does not need dose adjustment in hepatic and renal failure( lexi-drugs). Acording to Bikash et all., the elimination half-life starts to decrease from birth and reaches the adult values at 60 weeks' post-conception age. Since there is limited data regarding the…

psychosis. The usual maintenance dose by mouth is 200 mg/day, although the initial dose is 10-25 mg increased in 20-25 mg increments every 3-4 days until the symptoms are under control. While taking Chlorpromazine, it is important to make sure that each dose is taken on time so that no overdose occurs. In the event that a dose is accidentally missed, a double dose should not be taken to make up for the missed dose. Instead, Chlorpromazine should be taken as soon as the missed dose is remembered.…

SOMATOM Definition Flash Unique to the SOMATOM Definition Flash are its Dual Source technology and the revolutionary Stellar Detectors. They make it possible to scan virtually any patient, both at very low radiation and contrast dose – no matter whether the patient has an unstable heart condition, cannot hold his breath, or is obese, very tall, poly-traumatized, or a moving child. Its unmatched innovations include a 78 cm gantry bore, 307 kg capacity, 2 x 100 kW, 2 m scan range, whole-organ…