Fentanyl

Drugs prescribed by doctors are extremely likely to cause addiction in a high percentage of their patients. At least eighty percent of heroin addicts today were first exposed to prescription drugs. Prescribed medicines are considered a major gateway drug by a large part of the population. Experts believe that the opioid epidemic started in the 1990s when physicians ignored treated chronic pain. Pharmaceutical companies wanted to increase the same of their pain killers, so they had started to…

drugs continues as new legislation looks to make 22 chemicals, typically found in the synthetic marijuana drug K2, illegal across the country. Friday, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Watkins Glen to introduce the federal legislation. From the fentanyl laced pills found in Chemung County this past March to the synthetic marijuana found at a convenience store in Broome County just this past week , U.S Senator Chuck Schumer says synthetic drugs are sweeping the nation. Something Schuyler…

The Opioid Crisis refers to the drastically increased and popularized usage of opioids, especially fentanyl. In Cambridge, the core Galt area is mostly affected by this issue, as many used drug needles can be seen in the surroundings. There have been countless cases of fentanyl overdoses in Cambridge, and kits including a drug known as naloxone is being used to reverse the effects of opioids. There is currently debate surrounding the topic of establishing supervised and safe injection sites, and…

Myocardial Ischemia Introduction A 55-year old, male truck driver, presents with crushing central chest pain which has radiated to his neck and occurred on rest. On arrival, the patient was pale and clammy, demonstrated shortness of breath. his pulse rate was 120 beats per minute, blood pressure 150/70 and his oxygen saturation level was 96%. The patient presented with chest pain due to myocardial ischaemia. Myocardial ischaemia is a disease caused by a coronary artery obstruction which reduces…

This writer informs the patient that this writer submitted the request prematurely as predicted; however, the APRN will increase the patient dose tomorrow. In addition, this writer turned the screen for the patient to review her fentanyl results, including her other positive results for the month of February, March, and April. The patient in return says, " We discuss this before. I am already aware of it....Charlene, I am trying, but I feeling unstable right now and I need to go…

patient who came for an elective surgery of angiogram and angioplasty over the right femoral region under moderate sedation. Patients who come for surgery under moderate sedation are usually given sedative drugs such as intravenous(IV) Midazolam and Fentanyl. Patients will be monitored by the anaesthesia nurse and be awake for the entire operation with slight sedation that would keep them calm throughout the…

After obtaining ethical approval from the institutional review board and the hospital research ethics committee, informed consents were taken from all patients. Sixty patients between 20-40 years old, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I-II, were included in the study at Saad Specialist Hospital, in the period between January 2014 and July 2015. Inclusion criteria for our study were as follows: emergency cesarean needing early delivery in the absence of maternal or fetal compromise…

United States, attracting those previously addicted to prescription opioids to try heroin. A rise in the production, distribution, and use of illegal, synthetic opiates caused the third wave of opioid-related deaths. Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, have caused the proliferation of overdose deaths because of the high fatality rate these drugs have. My…

I elected to look at the topic of Narcan. Narcan, which is also referred to as Naloxone, is a drug that reverses the effects of opiates. As many of us are aware, the United States, and particularly Ohio, is dealing with an epidemic of heroin and fentanyl overdoses, many resulting in death. Due to this, a recent Senate Bill was passed, allowing law enforcement officers to obtain, carry and administer Narcan. Narcan was once a control medication, requiring a prescription, and only administered by…

beats/min (Tables 3 and 4). As regards maintenance measurements, the end tidal concentration of isoflurane was significantly lower in group I to maintain a BIS of 40–50 compared with that in group II (P < 0.0001). There was a significant decrease in fentanyl requirement in the operating room in group I than in group II (117.5 ± 16.4 and 221 ± 23.6, respectively) (P < 0.0001) (Table 3). However, muscle relaxant consumption was comparable in both groups (P = 0.36) (Table 5). Times to…