The main measures for interview is established by good rapport, respect patient privacy, recognize face value, move to the patient's field of vision, SOLER as a reminder to sit directly, have an open posture, lean forward, make eye contact and relax, ask open-ended questions, one thing at a time, listen, culture matters, and avoid the medical terminology. This writer sets into view to interview an African-American gentleman with a two years history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an acute and potentially life-threatening infection caused by toxins released from the bacteria Clostridium tetani. It is commonly found in soil, fecal matter and dust in areas that tend to by hot and humid. The bacteria enter the body through open wounds or cuts, causing bacterial infection in those that have not been vaccinated or have not received the proper vaccination. Tdap should be administered in three doses during normal childhood vaccinations and it…
Introduction When we hear the term substance abuse, we think about illicit drugs like crack, cocaine, marijuana, or heroin, we hardly ever think about the more mundane drugs such as caffeine. “In the US, more than 90% of adults use caffeine regularly, with an average consumption of more than 200 mg of caffeine per day - more caffeine than in two 6 ounce cups of coffee or five 12 ounce cans of soft drinks” (Nichols, 2015). This makes caffeine the perfect drug because it is widely-available, cheap…
years of age to eight years of age. The subject becomes aroused during night terrors. Their heartbeat quickens and so does their breathing. Pharmaceuticals prescribed by one 's doctor can easily cure night terrors. One pharmaceutical in particular is Diazepam, also known as…
full intellectual disabilities. There is no cure for Cerebral Palsy, but it can be treated and managed. Long term treatment includes therapies such as occupational, stretching, physical; drugs such as muscle relaxant (ie. Baclofen), sedative (ie. Diazepam); and surgery such as gastrostomy in some…
Discussion The proper diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgia encephalomyelitis, requires familiarity with the early sings and symptoms of this disease. According to the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (n.d.), the diagnosis of CFS involves several critical elements about the patient’s history, patient’s symptoms patterns, and a complete exclusion of other illness causing fatigue. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders…
Abstract Objectives: The anticonvulsant effect of cannabinoid compound illustrated in various models of seizure and epilepsy. On the other hand, there are controversial findings about the role of large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. Also, there is no data regarding the effect of co-administration of cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor agonists and BK channels antagonists in the acute models of seizure in mice. In this study, the effects of…
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY DEPARTMENT OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH PROPOSAL: COMPARISON OF PHARMACOLOGIC AND REHABILITATION TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO BASED ON RECOVERY RATE AND QUALITY OF LIFE SUBMITTED BY: SECTION D GROUP 8A Vergel de Dios, Charysse Victoria, Roxanne Villalobos, Leo Guillermo Villalon, Juan Gabriel Villamonte, Shane Villano, Jose Lorenzo Villanueva, Aristea Villanueva, Francis I. Introduction A.…
INTRODUCTION Oral Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems1, 2: Oral controlled release drug delivery is a drug delivery system that provides*give the continuous oral delivery of drugs at predictable and reproducible kinetics for a predetermined period throughout the course of GI transit and also the system that target the delivery of a drug to a specific region within the GI tract for either local or systemic action. All the pharmaceutical products formulated for systemic delivery via*throw…
1.0 INTRODUCTION: 1.1 Oral Drug Delivery System: Oral route is the most common route of drug administration. Modern drug delivery strategies try to improve oral drug delivery.1 When a new drug is discovered, a pharmaceutical industry asks one of the first questions is whether the drug can be effectively administered for its intended effect by the oral route or not. If patient self administration cannot be achieved, the sale of drug constitute only small fraction of what the market would be…