Intramuscular injection

Human papillomavirus (HPV) 1. Characteristics of the disease Human papilloma virus (HPV) infections produce epithelial lesions of non-genital and genital skin as well as mucous membranes. HPV infections are common throughout the world. Although most HPV infections cause no symptoms, persistent genital HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer in women, the second most common cancer in women. The ability of HPV to cause cervical cancer was first shown in the 1970s for epidermodysplasia…

mechanisms is the inability of the body to properly absorb vital nutrients and vitamins that enables the immune system to perform its functions. The patient in this case study takes cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) 1000mcg/mL by intramuscular injection one a month, magnesium sulfate by injection due to chronic hypomagnesemia, and vitamin D3 by oral capsule once a day to help manage osteopenia. According to Aranow, vitamin D not only plays a role in bone homeostasis but has been found to support the…

Topic of Introduction Syphilis has been a major public health problem in all healthcare organizations worldwide since the 1500s. Despite numerous prevention and intervention efforts, the overall rates of the case of syphilis in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have not decreased significantly over time. In fact, according to Sally Ho, “the latest available data, from 2014, showed a 15 percent increase in cases overall, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention said. A majority of…

Treatment vs. Incarceration for Opioid Abuse There are more than 15 million Americans that suffer from opioid abuse disorder (WHO,2014). This paper looks at treatment options verses incarceration. Out of the 2 million people in federal and state prison more than one-quarter of them suffer from drug abuse (Common Sense for Drug Policy, 2016). What is more astonishing is that most of them do not receive the treatment they need to recover from their opiate addiction. There are many treatment…

Influencing the Outcome for Effective Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity after carpal tunnel syndrome (Trehan et al, 2012). It represents a source of considerable discomfort and disability for the patient and in extreme cases may progress to loss of function of the hand (Cutts, S., 2007). Some specialists refer to this condition as ulnar nerve compression as it takes place within the cubital tunnel…

There are various ways that these drugs are administered. Patients may be given the drugs intravenously, orally, through an intramuscular injection, or directly to the site of the cancer cells (“AIDS-Related… Patient Version”). The types of chemotherapy drugs a patient is given depends on the type of NHL he or she has. For example, Bower and his colleagues recommend a patient with DLBCL…