Opioid overdoses have recently become a notably broad issue over the past few years‚ taking the lives of over 250‚000 Americans. With this problem raging out of control‚ safe injection sites are not a valid response to the opioid epidemic for four main reasons: there are other beneficial ways we can respond‚ government spendings will become an issue‚ the atmosphere of the injection site will be alarming‚ and lastly‚ providing drugs will not help the patient become drug-free. There are several
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The tension in the cab of Squad 51 was palpable. Bad enough were the emotions when in route to a possible overdose without the additional turmoil Roy’s move to engineer had brought on them. Some squad calls are routine; the paramedics know what to expect‚ but with possible overdose or suicide attempts‚ they know to expect the unexpected. Any combination of drugs‚ alcohol‚ weapons or rooftops could be involved. The strain in the squad differed from the thickness in the air the past few shifts between
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the first line is Azithromycin 500 mg orally one dose‚ then 250 mg PO daily for 4 days or Clarithromycin 500 mg orally twice a day and finally Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day. In terms of her symptoms‚ Krista can take a cough suppressant‚ acetaminophen‚ and an antihistamine. Coricidin HBP is a combination drugs of the two latter drugs with a dose of 325 mg-2 mg 2 tabs oral every 4 to 6 hours not to exceed 12 tabs in a 24 hour period. This is the drug of choice for hypertension as well. Krista
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Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent
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Have you ever thought of arguing about cannabis being legalized? Well‚ today I am here to talk and argue about it‚ and my main reason is that certain drugs such as cannabis are not as actually harmful as many people assume. Marijuana has been used for over 10‚000 years and not one single death has been recorded. Cannabis is not even addictive; there are far more addictive drugs such as cocaine‚ meth amphetamines and heroin but also drugs such as caffeine and tobacco that many people use on daily
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Chronic Pain vs. Acute Pain There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain is a pain that comes on quickly‚ it can be severe‚ but it lasts a relatively short time as opposed to chronic pain. All chronic pain patients were once acute pain patients. Each pain presents different psychological profiles because chronic pain often carries an overlay of psychological distress which complicates diagnosis and treatment. Acute pain doesn’t last long and usually goes away as your body heals
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or more. In addition‚ she also was instructed to report vomiting and any sudden changes in mental status. Other signs and symptoms that J.M.’s mother was instructed to immediately report included persistent headaches that were unrelieved with acetaminophen‚ blood coming out from ears or nose‚ the onset of seizures‚ sudden changes in vision‚ slurred speech‚ loss of sensation‚
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alignment to avoid future problems. Try to focus on good shoulder position. Don’t shrug‚ slouch or let your shoulders round while in the sling. Non surgical Arm Sling – Provides comfort and Keep arm in position while it heals Medication – acetaminophen‚ relieve pain as fracture heals Physical Therapy – Once bone begins to heal doctors will advise patient to start doing gentle shoulder and elbow exercises to strengthen the bone. Doctor follow-ups – visit doctor regularly to check in bone is
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Narcotics Control Board‚ 2013). Though many Canadians rely on these prescriptions for normal daily functioning and behave responsibly with medications‚ the harms associated with prescription drug abuse can be profound and permanent‚ such as addiction‚ overdose‚ and suicide. Therefore‚ the aim of this exploration is to illustrate which Canadians are most frequently abusing
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2. A single tube of cerebrospinal fluid is received in the laboratory and the following tests requested: total protein‚ albumin‚ IgG quantitation‚ microbial culture‚ Gram stain‚ leukocyte count and differential cell count. The specimen should be sent to the various laboratories in which order? a. Chemistry lab‚ hematology lab‚ microbiology lab b. Hematology lab‚ chemistry lab‚ microbiology lab c. Microbiology lab‚ hematology lab‚ chemistry lab d. Hematology lab‚ microbiology lab‚ chemistry
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