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    vaccinations. However, I am against giving infants a vaccination cocktail. A vaccination cocktail is a combination of diseases and chemicals administered all in one dose. Since there is absolutely no way of testing infants on the reactions to these cocktails, I would say do not do give it to your infants. There are side effects to these combination doses that can be harmful and even fatal. Numbers show that over 26 percent of children under the age of six that are administered these cocktails…

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    measles vaccine is effective to the point that one dose of the measles vaccine is about 93 percent effective at preventing measles if exposed to the virus and two doses brings the protection up to about 97 percent (Measles). The measles vaccination, like various other immunizations, comes in multiple doses called boosters. However, after only one dose of the measles vaccine, the vaccination is already 93 percent effective. This means, in theory, any person who has received the first dose of the…

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    Measles Vaccination Paper

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    vaccination is the most effective way of preventing this disease. Though John Enders discovered the very first measles vaccination, using a killed virus wasn`t effective enough. In 1967, Maurice Hilleman advanced Enders` discovery by using a weakened live virus in the formula (“For Healthcare Professionals”, 2015). This attenuated vaccine is usually mixed with Mumps and Rubella to give protection against three kinds of viruses. Two doses of MMR are offered. While the first dose gives about 95%…

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    Essay On Bolus

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    differences in body contours, stop skin sparring, and to raise dose buildup on the patient’s skin (Washington, p. 171). Bolus is a tissue equivalent material, but there is not just one type of bolus. Superflab is a commercial bolus that most clinical sites use, but other bolus variations are also available for use. There is no study that compares Superflab, neon green Play-Doh, orange Play-Doh, and uncooked rice for providing maximum dose buildup, also known as Dmax. The purpose of the study is…

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    High doses of some stimulants repeatedly over a short period of time can lead to hostility or feelings of paranoia in some people. Although amphetamine and methamphetamine are considered to be similar in some ways, when it comes to side effects. they are different. Side effects of amphetamine may include: bladder pain, bloody or cloudy urine, difficult, burning, or painful urination, fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse, frequent urge to urinate, and lower back or side pain. From the…

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    advised for adults to consume the lowest dose that will be effective, and for doses to be divided by gender. Recommended doses for women are 6.25 mg doses, while men’s doses can vary between 6.25 mg and 12.5 mg, never to exceed 12.5 mg. “The recommended initial doses for women and men are different because zolpidem clearance is lower in women” (djabfbkb). Contrastingly, for women, if the 6.25 mg is not effective they are able to increase to the 12.5 mg dose. One of the only concerns with the…

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    minimizing radiation dose to the public. Every technologist has the obligation to always ensure that the radiation dose to both the patient and other health care professionals are kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) without compromising the diagnostic value of the image. Cardinal Principles of Radiation Protection All health physics activities in radiology are designed to minimize the radiation exposure of patients and personnel. The three cardinal principles are effective in…

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    to the patient when it is miscommunicated. MED minimum effective dose and med mean medial. When a doctor is performing a surgery and ask to give the patient a MED of a drug and it is miscommunicated as medial, the person giving the drug might give the patient half of the drug instead of giving it minimum effective dose.…

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    Komboglyze Research Paper

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    Komboglyze is prescribed to a patient who has been on the maximum tolerated Metformin dose and whose blood glucose levels have not been regulated effectively or to someone who is taking Metformin and Saxagliptin as separate drugs. It can be combined with a sulfonylurea such as Gliclazide or insulin to achieve the targeted results of blood glucose levels. How does Komboglyze work? The drug is available as an extended release tablet and can only be purchased with a doctor’s prescription. The…

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    to as a hallucinogen drug for the effects it produces on the mind. The prescription drug known as Prozac falls under the category of antidepressant as it is meant to treat depression. The name LD50 is an abbreviation for Lethal Dose fifty percent or median lethal dose. It is the amount of the substance required to kill fifty percent of the test population.…

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