Antiemetic

Canine parvovirus (CPV) enteritis is a common cause of acute, severe gastroenteritis in young dogs. Dogs at greatest risk are less than 6 months of age and either unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated for canine parvovirus. Dogs vaccinated with over-the-counter vaccines also appear to have a higher incidence of parvovirus likely due to ineffective vaccine or improper use. Early clinical signs of parvovirus enteritis include anorexia, lethargy, diarrhea and vomiting. Parvovirus enteritis has…

This week I felt excited to be back on the med surgical unit after 4 months being away. I have missed my med surgical rotation so much because I didn’t get to do much during my Ob/Peds rotations. However, because I experienced how Ob/Peds clinical are, I am now sure that I wanted to become a med surgical nurse. This decision also makes me feel more anxiety toward the future examinations because I really want to complete my Nursing school and become the nurse that I wanted to be. But as always,…

Interventions and Theoretical Application Interventions are needed from an interprofessional team to allow the patient their best chance of survival. Care of these patients can consist of nurses, physicians, surgeons, case managers, nursing assistants, nutritionists, pharmacists, and radiologists. These professionals are needed to diagnose, manage, and rehabilitate the patient during the acute care process (Ignatavicius, 2013, p.1322). The nurse can use the nursing theory of Modeling and Role…

well with prescription medication, nausea continues to be a difficult symptom to control, and this is where CBD could prove quite useful. According to a 2012 study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, which examined the anti-nausea and antiemetic effects of CBD in a rat model, researchers conclude that CBD suppresses nausea and vomiting within a limited dose range. Source…

Tonsillectomies are among the most common surgical procedures performed on children. Children younger than 15 years of age receive more than 530,000 tonsillectomies each year in the United States.1 The most common surgical indications are recurrent upper respiratory infections and sleep apnea caused by airway obstruction.1 After the 1970s, indications of surgical necessity have gone from being associated with infections to being more commonly caused by upper airway obstruction.2 Tonsillectomies…

Miracle or Menace: Why Should Cannabis be Legal? A miracle or a menace to society? One of the biggest controversial topics of today, "should marijuana be legalized?". To define "legalize", meaning recreationally and medically in all 50 states in the U.S. Many people tend to argue the affects, the impact of people's health, the economy, etc. What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried buds of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is the active part of the Hemp plant that includes the psychoactive compound…

AGS is an autosomal-dominant condition affecting several body systems and characterized by neonatal jaundice along with a paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts on liver histology. It is also known as Alagille-Watson syndrome or arterio-hepatic dysplasia, and is caused by defects in the Notch signaling pathway. The disease affects the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, and is associated with characteristic facial features. (1, 2) The syndrome was first described by…

Recent literature shows marijuana may cause: an increase in infectious disease, cancer, oral diseases, pulmonary infections, heart disorders, neurologic disorders, renal and urological dysfunction, nausea and vomiting, infertility, and nutritional concerns (Adam Gordon et al., 2013), but these correlations have not been proven. If marijuana is legalized, scientist and doctors can study the drug further to confirm or deny these potential symptoms. If marijuana truly is hazardous, legalization…

There are concerning effects debating to legalize marijuana as the government leads marijuana in a positive or negative way, but benefits states that have legalized it and why it is legalized before any other drugs. The pros of legalizing marijuana gives an effect to citizens in America because it benefits those who are sick with cancer and get seizures. It has been proven to help individuals who have depression. The American Cancer Society states that study shows smoking marijuana helps…

I have observed some examples of interventions related to safety in the operating room such as infection prevention, time out procedure and sponge/instrument counts. Infection prevention was the most obvious to me. In the operating room was a specific area only designed for the which was the surgeon, surgical technician, and nurse anesthetist while the surgery was in progress. Each of them were donned in their sterile personal protective equipment with a face shield. All the sterile instruments…