Analgesic

Historical and Physical Assessment Physical History S.V. is a 63-year-old Caucasian female 162.56 centimeters tall weighing 63.5 kilograms. She was admitted to the hospital on February 9, 2015, due to uncontrolled vomiting related to intestinal blockage from paralytic ileus. On admission the client’s oxygen saturation on room air was 92%. S.V. was previously released from the hospital just three days prior to this admission for Hyponatremia. She was diagnosed with neurogastroenterology and…

efficacy, and pain relief from the medication. Furthermore, the latest progress report does not indicate the absence of aberrant behaviors and side effects of opioids. In addition, there is no documentation of a trial or failure of other first-line analgesics such as antidepressant for chronic pain; NSAID's and/or a Home Exercise Program. Prior review from 08/19/2015 denied Oxycodone, Oxycontin and Ambien. 09/10/2015 IMR noted partial overturn of Oxycontin 10mg for one…

medicinal properties of medical marijuana come from the chemical components, cannabinoids. Cannabinoids, activate receptors in the central nervous system and the immune system. The effects of medical marijuana’s cannabinoids on the human body, are analgesic, anticonvulsant, and anti-inflammatory. As a result, medical marijuana, is an effective method of treating certain illnesses (Cancer.gov,…

Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder that is diagnosed in both children and adults. Most children in the United States are diagnosed very early in age, because the signs and symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease are usually going to begin in early childhood (nih.gov). Sickle Cell Disease is a disorder in which the body produces sickle, or “crescent” shaped, blood cells instead of disc-shaped cells. These crescent shaped blood cells are caused by an abnormal sickle shaped…

Heroin: Growing Addiction When I saw that I was required to write a paper on a drug of abuse I knew instantly which drug I was going to select. Heroin. This drug has made a large impact on my personal life the past few years. In early 2014 my boyfriends’ uncle passed away due to the withdrawal of heroin, at the young age of twenty-six. He was not able to overcome the mental damage from the lack of heroin in his system and killed himself. After the incident my boyfriends’ younger brother, who…

Eric Cassell argues that physicians have misunderstood the nature of suffering. This is owing largely to the mind-body dualism first introduced by the philosopher Rene Descartes. Physicians focus on the restoration of the body at the complete neglect of the non-body make-up of the human. Cassell argues that this has led to medical treatment actually increasing a patient’s suffering. Opposed to the generally accepted four goals of medicine; prevention, relief, care of ill and avoidance of…

“Peripheral Neuropathy is a result of damage to the peripheral nerves, often causing weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet” (Mayo Clinic, 2014). This essay presents the topic of the complication of peripheral neuropathy associated with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Peripheral neuropathy has both physiological and psychological effects on the patient. It is the role of the nurse to deliver care to the patient and their family through a biopsychosocial…

physician. Physician-assisted suicide is to be distinguished from the withholding or discontinuance of life-support measures in terminal or vegetative states so that the patient dies of the underlying illness, and from administration of narcotic analgesics in terminal cancer, which may indirectly hasten death (Physician Assisted). 2. Over the years it can become a large ethical issue that has been brought up with in the health care community. It has been fought over in court and the law many…

Sickle Cell Anemia: Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is the most common and severe form of sickle cell disease, and is caused by a genetic mutation that results in an abnormal formation of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. SCA is an autosomal recessive disease, and the individual can inherit the hemoglobin S gene from both parents. Sometimes, an individual can inherit this gene from one parent and have a normal hemoglobin gene from other parents, and are called sickle cell trait. Individuals with sickle…

Anesthesiology is a necessity in surgery. Anesthesia is a medicine that is used in most cases to paralyze or numb a patient that is undergoing surgery. The medicine is used on patients while under surgery to help them not feel the pain from the type of procedure being done at the time, also so they aren’t aware and helps ease their worries while under. Are there other Anesthetic alternatives that result in a better and faster recovery other than the normal General Anesthesia? On average 1 to 2…