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    Prolotherapy Essay

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    Prolotherapy is a procedure of treating the musculoskeletal system connective tissue injuries by injecting a natural irritant into the soft tissue of a certain injured joint. It is believed that doing so provides significant relief from back pain or joint pain. Why is Prolotherapy Treatment Performed? Prolotherapy treatment is performed when the connective tissue injuries have not healed by nonsurgical therapies or rest. The purpose of this treatment is to relieve the back pain that a patient…

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    Drug Abuse is an epidemic in the adolescent age group in the USA. Stronger synthetic “street” narcotics like Ecstasy, Inhalants and Prescription Abuse are being used by teens at an inexperienced and blooming age throughout America. Many teens that are addicted to these drugs aren 't going to notice the problem in their drug usage. Different types of narcotics usually makes the user relieve the stress of school, problems at home, disagreements with friends, and other pressures of growing up.…

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    Cracking Down on Drugs Over 52 million people in America have abused prescription drugs at least once in their lifetime as of 2014 (Volkow). This only makes me wonder—what are the statistics like now, a year later? Prescription drug abuse is the non-medical use or overuse of someone else’s or their own prescribed drug. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) classified prescription drug abuse as a national epidemic. People, often teens, believe prescription drugs are safer than illicit drugs but…

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    Nursing Case Study

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    sedative), and yellow jackets (Nembutal sedative). After an uncertain-term-remission, she started taking prescribed pills, which are mostly sedatives again. Bianca reported taking Tylenol with codeine (pain killer), Klonopin (about 25mg a day; benzodiazepines, sedative), Restoril (“Restril” sedative-hynotics for sleep disorder), Xanax (sedatives), and Propoxedrine (narcotic pain relievers). She confirmed that she visits several physicians to get these drugs. It is not clear whether she properly…

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    Education is more than spreading knowledge. Except focusing on advanced academic research, a successful educational institution is also supposed to concentrate on students’ personal development. Universities cannot ignore the importance of students’ health. The physical and physiological health of student population are the cornerstones of any forms of education. Without them, all efforts are meaningless. Of all materials that can be harmful to students’ bodies, alcohol and drugs are most…

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    Essay On Xanax

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    Effects Xanax Abuse and Overdose Most people who take Xanax as prescribed will not experience any side effects; however, people who abuse the drug have an increased likelihood of experiencing a wide variety of negative effects, including: • Aches and Pains • Chest Pains • Clumsiness • Confusion • Decreased Appetite • Drowsiness • Forgetfulness • Hearing Loss • Hallucinations • Lethargy • Rashes • Shivering • Seizures It is very common for people to accidentally overdose on Xanax. Prompt…

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    Hirsutism Research Paper

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    1. Based on area of hair growth - whether the hair growth more prominent in the androgen dependent areas. In conditions like Were wolf syndrome, there will be general overgrowth of terminal hair seen in entire body, which is not hormonal dependent. 2. Onset of hair growth- acute or chronic onset due to the underlying pathology 3. Menstrual history- There will be conditions of menstrual irregularities associated with hirsutism as in case of PCOS, Hyperprolactinemia etc conditions. 4. Family…

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    Thank you for sending Renee back to see me just over two years since the last appointment. When last reviewed, Renee trialled modafinil, reaching a dose of 200mg bd, but struggled with it due to nausea and what she believed to be increased somnolence. She did not attend for a follow-up appointment and has battles through with the symptoms over the last couple of years. Her sleep patterns are similar to before in that she is achieving typically eight hours of sleep and is consistently waking…

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    Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are both used in the treatment of anxiety. However, benzodiazepines are preferred over barbiturates for several reasons. Both drugs act on the GABA-A receptor, which is an ionotropic receptor with a chloride channel, by enhancing the effect of the GABA neurotransmitter. The latter usually binds to the receptor and opens the chloride channel, allowing for the entrance of chloride and causing the hyperpolarization of the cell and therefore its inhibition.…

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    Essay On Benzodiazepines

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    Biologically, benzodiazepines bind to GABA receptor sites in the brain. GABA is an important inhibitory neurotransmitter that if in excess amounts in the brain or regulated can cause seizures and sleep problems respectively. Previously, scientists have tried medication substitution to anxiolytics, agonist substitution to mimic the effect, or abstain completely. Liebrenz and his team of five scientists suggest that, “patients’ subjective views are of clinical importance because past research…

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