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    Dilaudid Research Paper

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    Prescription drug medicines are crucial for keeping a person safe from the debilitating agony caused by a variety of health problems. Unfortunately, many pain medicines come with a heavy price: addiction. Some, such as dilaudid (also known as hydromorphone) are opioids. Frighteningly, over 33 million people in the country use these types of substances. As prescription drug overdose deaths continue to rise across the nation (over 20,000 every year, according to the National Institute On Drug Abuse), it is important to understand how dilaudid addiction begins and to have the ability to spot signs and symptoms of its abuse. The following information will give you a guide for spotting this addiction in yourself or your loved one. What Is Dilaudid?…

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    MODULE IV Discussion I There are hundreds of opioid conversion calculators available online, though they are not all of good quality. I would like to direct you to one of the opioid conversion calculators that I find to be most useful and evidence based. Locatehttp://opioidcalculator.practicalpainmanagement.com/ and complete 2 opioid conversions of your choice and read the description of your "answer." Discuss your experience with this calculator as compared to others you have used in the…

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    bioavailability. Bioavailability of oral oxycodone is 60-87%. Therefore, sublingual oxycodone can be used to treat pain for children. One study showed bioavailability of buccal and sublingual oxycodone in children. There was no significant difference between the absorption of buccal and sublingual liquid oxycodone. In the study, a single dose of oxycodone 0.2mg/kg was used. Hydromorphone Hydromorphone is not a good medication for the sublingual route. In order to absorbed sublingually, drugs…

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    only 41.6% of errors were reported (Unver, Tastan & Akbayrak, 2012). As stated by the majority of the nurses, the main barrier to reporting medication errors was fear of accusation and criticism. Consequently, hospital/unit management should make it clear that purpose of reporting medication errors is not punishment, but rather a way of preventing the causes of errors. In addition, it is important to foster a culture that encourage reporting errors and communication. Creating an effective…

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    The Policy problem A. Root Cause Analysis The scenario consists of a 67 year-old male arriving at the emergency room (ER) due to a fall. The patient exhibits increased respirations, edema in the calf, possible hip fracture, and pain ten of ten. Past history of elevated cholesterol and lipids, chronic back pain for which he takes medications of atorvastatin and oxycodone. Patient receives diazepam and hydromorphone, but is not monitored appropriately. Respiratory depression occurs along with…

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    Zohydro Case Study

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    This is a disadvantage. On the other hand there exist different drugs to relief chronic pain such as morphine and oxycodone. Hydrocodone activates mu opioid receptors (MORs). MORs are G protein coupled receptors that inhibit cAMP production and activate G-protein mediated inwardly rectifying potassium channels (GIRKS). The therapeutic effect is due to the subsequent signaling pathway. Hydrocodone has to be activated by CYP2D6 to hydromorphone, which is responsible for most of the drug’s…

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    addictions start in teens years(“LEGALLY”) . “In 2007, the prescription Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people, it was found to be 50 times more powerful than the street drug heroin” (....). When teens begin doing drugs at such young ages or when parents expose their children to these drugs it becomes the only thing that their lives revolve around. 1 in 6 teens admitted to taking prescribed drugs (“What”). The variety of prescriptions that are abused are called opioids these are the most…

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    Opioids are psychoactive substances derived from the opium poppy, or their synthetic analogues. They are natural, semisynthetic or synthetic narcotic drugs used as painkiller such as morphine, meth or methadone, oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, codeine, hydromorphone and buprenorphine. They are legal only when prescribed. Opioid overdose (OOD) occurs by accident or on purpose. OOD depresses central nervous and respiratory systems leading to drowsiness, slow breathing, pinpoint pupils, bluish…

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    Dennis Leoey Case Study

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    On Thursday an Ohio family witnessed their father’s execution, it was supposed to be a quick and painless injection, but ended with ten minutes of gasping and struggling. Because of this cruel execution, the family decided to file a lawsuit pertaining to the eighth Amendment. Dennis McGuire the father was put to death using a combination of drugs that had never been used before as a lethal injection. John Paul Rion the attorney representing the children of Dennis McGuire stated that the…

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    Methadone Essay

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    It was widely prescribed to manage moderate-to-severe pain before oxycodone became popular. Hydromorphone does not produce a consistent “high” when abused. The person may then use more of the drug than initially planned, further increasing the risk of an overdose. Oxymorphone (Opana®, Opana® ER, Numorphan®) Oxymorphone treats moderate-to-severe pain and is a Schedule 2 opioid. It is available in oral, injectable, and suppository dosage forms. The oral formulations are Opana and Opana ER…

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