Acidosis

PHA 6557 Assignment #4 Case 1 1. Procardia XL is also known as nifedipine, which belongs to a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers that prevent the transmembrane influx of calcium into both cardiac muscle and vascular smooth muscle. The formulation of nifedipine is an extended release tablet that is designed to provide a constant level of drug over a 24-hour period. Within the class of calcium channel blockers, nifedipine belongs to the dihydropyridine variety. 2. Dihydropyridines…

delay in administration of TPN. (27) The reluctance to start TPN soon after birth can often be attributed to individual clinicians’ anxiety in the early introduction of TPN perhaps based on earlier studies which hinted at metabolic intolerance or acidosis in this group.However the current evidence supports a more “aggressive” approach to nutrition with early introduction of minimal enteral nutrition in combination with early use of PN. Concerns regarding this change in focus can be addressed…

Integrated Pest Management What is IPM? Well IPM is a process you can use to minimise or solve pest problems with minimal risk to the people or the environment. Rather than just eliminating the pest with harmful chemicals, IPM uses the climate and the living conditions of the pest to affect the way they live then, create a unfavorable living place for them. This way the pest won’t come back, Why? This is because if you kill the pest then another of the same species will come, if you…

Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a common disease in canines with many different complications. Some of these complications include cataracts, urinary tract infections, metabolic acidosis, nephropathy, hepatic lipidosis and liver failure (Hiblu et al., 2015). It affects middle aged to geriatric canines in the majority of cases, which are characterized by hyperglycemia, glycosuria and weight loss, which leads to deficiency of insulin. There are two types of DM in canines that are…

Sophia McKinney Biology II / BIO1021 SO1 Faculty: Krishna Sarker South University Online Maintenance of Homeostasis The human body must maintain a certain level of pH in order to survive. The blood pH varies from 7.35 to 7.45 and is called acidosis anything with a lower balance is called the alkalosis (Cannon, W.B., (2014). The meaning of homeostasis is the same and standing. The definition of homeo would be the same and stasis would mean standing or staying. The functions of the…

HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV damages and kills cells that are in the body 's immune system. There are different stages of HIV, but the most advanced stage is AIDS. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is spread through unprotected sex, sharing needles, and blood contact, all with an infected person. In this paper I will discuss HIV/AIDS in women, also the testing and prevention of the infection for women. Although both men and women can become infected with…

If not controlled, or if improperly controlled, diabetes can kill very quickly. A patient with prolonged hyperglycemia from untreated diabetes will eventually fall into DKA. DKA causes acidosis (an abnormally high acidity level in the body caused by ketones), cerebral edema, altered level of consciousness, dysrhythmia, and eventually death if not treated quickly. Even in cases that are not fatal, prolonger hyperglycemia can cause irreversible…

Teaching patients about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) before and during pregnancies are both very important. It would be great if all patients could be informed about GDM before they become pregnant so they could get a healthy start to their pregnancy and possibly prevent GDM from occurring. It is also important for patients to know how to live a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy. The nurse may be the first to provide information to their patients and can play a key role in…

anesthesia given during a surgical procedure. “If given these drugs, people at risk for malignant hyperthermia may experience muscle rigidity breakdown of muscle fibers (rhabdomyolysis), a high fever increased acid level in the blood and other tissues (acidosis), and a rapid heart rate” (NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine). Malignant hyperthermia is not known by looking at a patient and the patient does not realize that they may be susceptible to having it unless they have experienced prior…

Severe sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction, hypotension, and hypoperfusion. Along with the previous symptoms lactic acidosis, oliguria, or acute alteration in mental status are evident (Wagner & Hardin-Pierce, 2014, table 36-8). Septic shock is associated with hypotension despite fluid resuscitation, and the other manifestations already mentioned (Wagner & Hardin-Pierce…