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Variability in effectiveness and side effects of certain medical interventions among patients is well accepted. Indeed most doctors would agree that a “cookie-cutter approach” to medicine is not best practice and a more concrete approach that offers some predictability about which patients are more or less likely to benefit from an intervention is favored. Precision medicine offers such an approach. Briefly precision medicine involves factoring in individual variability in genes, environment and…

ionizing radiation, sick children, or toxoplasmosis, which is an infection contracted from cat feces to humans. There is also a list of ingestible teratogens that pregnant women should stay away from such as, alcohol and certain types of drugs, like Warfarin and Dilantin (Healthline Editorial Team, 2012). Pregnant women should be aware of their risks of maternal diseases that could effect their pregnancy. The CDC website explain what maternal disease you can contract during pregnancy such…

There are a number of drugs that bind to plasma proteins. The weak acids and neutral drugs tend to bind to albumin (the range of drugs binding is the widest) which is one of the most common proteins found in blood plasma. This binding to the plasma proteins can play a significant role in determining drug distribution. This binding also plays a role in drug dynamics in that only the unbound or free drugs interact with the receptors and penetrate the cell membranes. Albumin along with others (i.e.…

 Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition of skeletal fragility due to progressive loss of bone mass. Losing bone is a normal part of the ageing process, but some people lose bone density much faster than normal. This can lead to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fractures. It occurs in elderly people of both sexes but is most pronounced in postmenopausal women, they lose bone rapidly in the first few years after the menopause (when monthly periods stop and the ovaries…

currently being cared for is a 73 year old female with past medical history of atrial fibrillation, kidney dysfunction and diabetes mellitus. Currently the patient takes the following medications: Pravastatin 10 mg, Lisinopril 2.5 mg, Digoxin 0.125 mg, Warfarin 7.5 mg, HCTZ 25 mg, all of which are taken orally and daily. She also takes Metformin 1000 mg orally BID. Despites taking these medications to control the following diagnosis mention above, the diagnosis themselves may impedes the…

DOI: 09/09/2015. Patient is a 41-year-old female receiving clerk who felt a pop in her left wrist while picking up boards. Patient is diagnosed with left scapholunate ligament tear and left wrist pain. She is status post left wrist diagnostic arthroscopy with partial synovectomy and left scapholunate ligament repair on 10/20/2015 and removal of hardware on 03/24/16. Per the PT daily note dated 05/25/16, the patient has attended 14 visits for the left wrists since 03/28/16. Based on the…

Cardiovascular Disorders Hunter Boumans Central Louisiana Technical Community College CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS A. Definition- Abnormal heart conditions related to the structure, function, or vessels of the heart or its muscles & valves. • Congenital Heart Disease- Any abnormality with the heart at the time of birth.  Patent ductus arteriosus- ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth  Tetralogy of fallot- multiple defects causing deoxygenated blood to be carried throughout…

I decided to write this over Garcinia Cambogia products. I personally have not used or wanted to use this product but I know some people who are using it. There was a fake endorsement by Dr. Zo that a company used to sell the product. Garcinia Cambogia is made out of a citrus fruit from Southeast Asia. They then turn them in to supplement pills. They block the enzymes your body uses to make fat and raises the serotonin levels in the brain. The product is used to make you lose fat without eating…

acute PE and low risk of death using PESI (class I and II). Both outpatient and inpatient treatment consisted in subcutaneous injection of enoxaparin 1 mg/kg (self-injection or nurse administration) and early initiation of vitamin K antagonists (warfarin, acenocoumarol, phenprocoumon or fluidione). Follow up was done at 14, 30, 60 and 90 days. Results showed that from the remaining 171 outpatients in the study, one (0.6%)…

the same. Prilosec has many potential drug interactions. These drugs include bosentan, cilostazol, clopidogrel, cyclosporine, diazepam, digoxin, disulfiram, iron, methotrexate, St. John's wort, tacrolimus, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, warfarin, diuretics, and anticonvulsants. Currently, L.G. is not taking any other medications; therefore he is not presently at risk for drug interaction effects. However, since he has a history excess stomach acid, he is at risk for H. Pylori infections…