alternative therapies. The CDC (2011) recommends one dose of intramuscular penicillin G benzathine to treat genital ulcers caused by primary syphilis; for chancroid, a single dose of intramuscular ceftriaxone or oral azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, or erythromycin; lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis are treated with 21 days of oral doxycycline. Additionally, treatment of noninfectious causes of genital ulcers varies by etiology and ranges from topical wound care for ulcers caused by sexual…
Teach mother about the benefits of the vitamin K shot shortly after birth of her first bon son. Support her by giving her handouts to take home and read when she is not overwhelmed by all the different treatments and people that are teaching her at the hospital. 2: Teach the mother about the benefits of using prophylactic agents in the eyes of her son once he is born. 3: Teach the mother about the benefits of giving her son the hepatitis B vaccine before he is discharged to go home. Outline I.…
The date for my sister’s engagement party was fast approaching. It was two years before her wedding, and she also has acne prone skin. She decided to look up a dermatologist and found one that she thought would suit her needs. After seeing the regimen done on my sister, and how her skin reacted. I had changed my dermatologists to the same one as my sister. We were given PCA products, which would dry out our skin because we both have very oily skin. My sister’s results were far greater than mine.…
Pertussis is an infectious bacterial disease also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough. The bacterium that causes this illness is called Bordetella pertussis. This highly contagious disease mainly affects kids younger than 6 months old, because their immunization is not yet strong to protect them. The disease first starts symptoms similar to common cold symptoms which are: coughing, sneezing, low fever, or runny nose. However, after approximately 10 days, the cough of pertussis turns into…
Introduction Approximately 2% of children are thought to suffer from cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), with an increasing number of cases in adults as well. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2013) It is a chronic disease; the individual will suffer bouts of severe nausea and vomiting, and then go into remission for a period of time. Some of the patients have noticed episodes occurring more frequently at certain times of the year, while others experience it during certain times of the day; especially in the…
to the antibiotic, shown in the periwinkle color. As shown in figure 1 above, indicated with a yellow line, each antibiotic tested on unknown microbe #7 turned out to be sensitive. The diameters of the cleared out areas were vancomycin: 21mm, erythromycin:…
rug interactions are the harmful or beneficial effects of co administered medicinal products, these interaction may be synergistic or antogon istic pharmco kinetics or pharmaco dynamics, drug interactions exists between drugs anddrugs, drug and foods, drugs and herbs, benefits effects include convenience . Reduced toxicity and reduction. ANTIHISTIMINE, ANTIHISTIMINE, ASTHMA, ANALAGESIC, TYPHOID, HYPERTENSION, TUBERCULOSIS ANTIBIOTICS, FILARIA, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, ANTIPYRITIC, ANTICANCER…
Is Generic Viagra is effective? Viagra is the brand name for ‘’sildenafil citrate’’ along with many others including Caverta, Revatio etc. The generic Sildenafil is manufactured by around 56 companies all around the world. Reviewing history, in 1989, British Pfizer scientists Peter Dunn and Albert Wood created sildenafil for high blood pressure and angina, until researchers found it produced erection. Viagra, was originally invented by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer in 1998. When there was…
To prevent pertussis, doctors often provide antibiotics like erythromycin which is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria and the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (TDAP) vaccine for teenagers and adults and diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTAP) vaccines for younger children which includes five injections…
Bordetella pertussis is a very contagious disease in the upper respiratory system. It is known to cause whopping cough, or pertussis, an acute respiratory infection marked by spasmodic cough episodes. It is caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, and attaches to the lining of the airways, humans are its only host. It is characterized by fits of coughing that are so severe that you can’t stop or catch your breath. Although people of all ages can become infected with this disease, it is…