Sedation

sleeplessness, agitation, or withdrawal from normal social situations. Antiphyscotic medicines have been provened to help people with severe behavioral problems. These mediicines work by reducing the activity in the brain but the side effects are sedation, muscle stiffness, and abnormal movements. Seizures are found in one in four persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), most often in those who have low IQ or are mute. They are treated with more stronger medications such as ¨carbamazepine…

Lack of proper communication across multidisciplinary teams leads to serious adverse effects and medical errors. Furthermore, it results in the inefficient use of healthcare resources. Research indicates that ineffective communication among healthcare professionals is one of the leading causes of medical errors and patient harm (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady, 2016). The Joint Commission cited communication as the core component of teamwork and the root cause in nearly 60 percent of sentinel…

change cycle. 4. Physicians should also do a blood test for neutrophil antibodies to exclude autoimmune Neutropenia. 5. If initial blood tests confirm Neutropenia, the next diagnosis is a bone marrow analysis which is taken with the patient under sedation. 6. Treatment & Therapy The treatment of Neutropenia depends on the cause and dangerousness of the disorder and can contain drugs that will speed up the body's production of neutrophils. Untreated severe Neutropenia can result in the…

April 1, 2015 Salvia Divinorum The type of drug Salvia is consider a hallucinogen, which is a drug that creates hallucinogenic experiences(1). Salvia affects the brain first before leading into the central nerve center. Which starts off by affecting the brain which the chemical drug salvinorin A act as a potent activator of the nerve cell (1). The salvinorin A affects users psychedelic-like from physical appearing to emotionally as well. Which is visual perception, body sensations and highly…

On my most recent General Practice Placement, a patient presented to the practice to obtain a script for medication to control her bipolar disorder. The patient was in her late 50s, and had been taking this medication for approximately 30 years. She described to the General Practitioner her pathway to finding an exact combination of medications to control the disorder, and the times she had been non-adherent to the medication and the consequences of this. I decided to learn more about Bipolar…

The Affects of Music on Children The affect music has on children’s brains is incredible, music can certainly make a person feel something or want to “rock out” to a beat, but music can do much more than that. Music has the ability to change lives whether through words sung in a song, or a calming atmosphere, or the ability to create a literal affect on the brain, especially in children. The way music affects children is a fascinating topic and today we will be looking at three different ways…

Kayleigh Rosson Mrs. White Research paper 26 April, 2016 Euthanasia: Murder or Compassion? Even though Euthanasia is still illegal in England, King George V was euthanized. According to at issue, from SIRS database, The Euthanasia is also referred to a mercy killing, the suicide of a terminally ill patient or someone with an incurable condition with the help of a doctor. Across most of the world Euthanasia is illegal. In the United States, Euthanasia is considered a homicide case. Assisted…

Ms. A. is a 28-year-old married executive who reports feeling anxiety and experiencing insomnia. She has been taking over-the-counter (OTC) medication to assist with sleep, but she still appears exhausted. Ms. A.’s symptoms have developed over a period of three months, and were reportedly triggered by her husband traveling out of town for business. She reports feeling irritable, tired, and nervous in a variety of situations. Ms. A. states that she has had a 15-pound weight loss over the past 3…

Aspirus OPS Clinical Report A nurse in the OPS setting provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care(perioperative nursing). The nurse assesses the patient's knowledge of his or her procedure as well as getting the person ready for the surgery. The nurse reviews the patient’s medications, allergies, health history, contact information, overall understanding of the procedure being conducted, rationale for the operation, and discharge/Post-Op teaching. The nurse also checks to…

acupunctures reported lower pain scale and those who received acupuncture the second postoperative day reported much lower pain (Crespin et al., 2015). acupuncture not only reduce the use of opioids but help alleviate postoperative side effects such as sedation, nausea, vomiting and dizziness (Crespin et al., 2015). The study also revealed acupuncture lower the patient pain level to the point where they do not have to receive intravenous narcotics (Crespin et al., 2015). The use of acupuncture…