Subcutaneous injection

Exenatide QW can be used as adjunct therapy along with life style modifications and Metformin, as needed. There are many known advantages of Exenatide therapy. One main benefit is that it is an easy and convenient once weekly injection. Patients don’t need everyday injections nor do they need to adjust Insulin dosage based on blood sugar levels. This helps diabetic patients have better quality of life and eases their stress levels and also saves time. Also microsphere encapsulation of Exenatide…

patient.1 Additionally, evidence supports the use of steroid injection for bursitis in athletes or those with demanding physical activity for work.2 Furthermore, though some studies have shown faster reduction in swelling, others have found greater rates of skin atrophy and infection. 3 Since the patient did not fit into the recommended patient population for steroid injections and also due to increased complication risk, steroid injection may not have been the best treatment option for…

contraindicated with single circulation or end such as fingers, toes, ears, and nose. After cleansing the skin with an antiseptic a local anesthetic is applied. The needle is inserted with bleb up under the dermis of the entire wound. Because it is a subcutaneous procedure watch for a flash of blood, and then slowly infiltrate wound as you pull back out with the needle. This is done on each side of the wound. I & D Process:…

During reconstitution of a vial, use paraben free sterile water for injection. IV infusion concentration should not exceed 7 mg/ml. Rapid infusion may cause nephrotoxicity and infusion concentration beyond 7mg/ml may cause phlebitis or extravasation. Do not administer through intramuscular or subcutaneous route. After the infusion, maintain adequate hydration for first 2 hours to decrease the risk of nephrotoxicity.1-3 JL is receiving…

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM 2011) defines addiction as a primary, chronic disease involving brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry (Smith 1). A lack of concern for personal behavior, the decline in healthy relationships, urge to consume, failure to refrain from use, unsatisfactory emotional responses and lack of behavioral control are considered identifying characteristics of addiction (Smith). Addiction does not allow an individual to successful execute the…

Severe acne on the face, chest, and back can cause permanent changes in the skin that we refer to as acne scarring. When pores become clogged with bacteria, oil, and dead skin, it causes inflammation and swelling of the pore. Follicle walls in the skin break because of this swelling. During the repair process, new collagen fibers are formed; however, this process does not return the skin back to its original condition. Once the repair process is complete, it is common to see permanent acne scars…

and to use proper asepsis technique, then I was asked to administer a drug to the patient (dummy). Firstly, I asked my tutor to observe my medication administration procedure. According to the patient notes, patient was due for Heparin injection through subcutaneous route. Thoroughly, I performed all the OSCA criteria, using five rights and I was also careful to handle the needles while injecting. Later, my tutor…

Easy as that, 24 hours later I was sitting in the doctor’s office getting a cefazolin 1 gram deep intramuscular injection in my buttock and placed on an oral antibiotic cephalexin 500 mg four times a day for two weeks. Of course, a culture and sensitivity test was performed a week later due to the local…

medication that Michelle was prescribed to treat Multiple Sclerosis is 40mg injections of Copaxone. She is to take this medication via subcutaneous injection three times a week, at least 48hours apart. Michelle’s MS specialist told her the generic and brand names that this particular medicine can also be identified by. He also showed Michelle how to perform the injection and which locations were appropriate for the injection. Her doctor also had one of his…

Omalizumab, more commonly known by the trade name Xolair, is a monoclonal therapeutic antibody that is currently used to treat severe allergic reactions in diseases such as asthma and chronic idiopathic urticaria. The drug is currently produced at a manufacturing site in France through a partnership between Novartis and Genentech (Novartis). In order to produce this antibody, mice were injected with human IgE. The B cells of the mice were then harvested. The B cells were then fused with myeloma…