Opioid receptor

dying in the United States because of prescription drug overdoses. “Every 19 minutes, someone in the United States dies from an unintentional prescription drug overdose. One major contributing factor to the rise in such deaths is the increased use of opioid analgesics” (APHA, 2015). What is alarming is that even though these prescriptions were given for a medical reason, they ended up in the hands of people who abused them (CDC, 2013). Morbidity and mortality rates associated with prescription…

help determine if comorbidities are present and provide early intervention. The patient with allergic rhinitis can maintain symptom management via intranasal steroid, oral/intranasal antihistamine (USPHHS, 2013). Combination therapy and leukotriene receptor antagonist are possible options. However, leukotriene should not be a primary intervention. The patient will be evaluated in 1 week to determine effectiveness of the interventions. Accutane Accutane or Isotretinoin is vitamin A derivative…

If you are one of the millions of Americans who want to get rid of a tattoo, you are in luck. PicoWay is an advanced laser tattoo removal treatment that is also effective for skin irregularities, pigmentation and age spots. For tattoo removal, PicoWay overcomes several limitations of traditional laser tattoo removal. Traditional lasers are limited to specific tattoo colors and types. In some cases, they do not effectively break up the ink particles and there is usually a little discomfort…

Epidural anaesthesia for painless labour. What is it? What is Epidural Anaesthesia? Epidural anaesthesia is a procedure in which a very thin catheter is placed in the lower part of your back and a pain killer is injected through it. This medicine only blocks the sensation of nerves that cause pain during labour i.e. in the lower part of the body. There is pain relief without any other effect. What are the types of epidural anaesthesia? -Regular epidural. -Combined Spinal –Epidural (CSE) or…

Written Assignment on Need Exchange and Methadone Maintenance Programs Dr. Hall Student Name: Savannah Delgado This assignment is due in hard copy format the first class period. Review some literature pertaining to Needle Exchange Programs and Methadone Maintenance programs. You may use the library, internet, peer reviewed literature, brochures, or other resources, and answer the 7 questions below. - Please download this document onto your desktop, type in your answers, and print out the…

Drugs are categorised into the following main groups: Depressants,Opiates and Opioids, stimulants and hallucinogens. Heroin is a depressant and is derived from the opium poppy, putting it in the opiate and opioids group. In the late 1800’s it was considered a less addictive and more affective drug than morphine and was used in treating the symptoms of respiratory discomfort and infection due to its sedative and slowing effects. Not only was it praised amongst the medical personnel at this time,…

Russell Brand’s insightful documentary highlighted the effects of addiction has on drug users and argued for the funding of abstinence-based treatments, rather than methadone-based treatments or sending addicts to prison, in order to confront the issue of addiction. Drug addiction has been a controversial subject in Britain since some people, like Peter Hitchins from the Google Debate, view addiction as a result of people’s own actions and is something people need to take responsibility on their…

DISCUSSION The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of infliximab in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and to observe the presence of any side effects to infliximab. Infliximab tends to be used as a third-line therapy in patients with moderate to severe UC or as a rescue therapy [8]. However, experts have proposed that earlier use during less severe disease states (i.e., moderate UC) could benefit many patients [9] [10] [11]. Furthermore, infliximab can potentially attain the new…

peripheral organ injury in animal models of seizure(30). Vitexin, another flavonoid occurring in lavender, has shown anticonvulsant effects in the brain, possibly through interaction at the benzodiazepine site of the γ-aminobutyric acid type A(GABAA) receptor complex(31). It is also likely that the calcium channel blocking activity of the plant phenolics is responsible for its anticonvulsive effect…

In the field of medicine medical professionals come across many injuries and diagnose a lot of patients. The body is very complex and has many functions in order to sustain life. The body has organs, bones, and muscles, but it also has compartments which house different parts of the body. One of the things that medical professionals do not see that much of however, is compartment syndrome. When one of these compartments become injured, it causes a great amount of increased pressure inside the…