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    case of type I diabetes mellitus‚ went through a break up and he had to work long hours to support himself. He was probably under a lot of psychological and emotional stress‚ suffering from ’tension headache’ and took an over dose of Panadol or acetaminophen with alcohol. According to food and drug agency (2009)‚ a combination of these can cause acute liver failure‚ something that needs to be worked on in this case. Jeremy is taking insulin aspart (NovoRapid) which is rapidly acting insulin and insulin

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    tests showed a metabolic acidosis meaning there was too much acid in his body fluid. This meant Jasper could have been given acetaminophen‚ aspirin‚ or ibuprofen. To identify what analgesic Jasper was given we took samples of the different analgesics and crushed them. We used a melting point apparatus to find out what the melting point was and matched it with acetaminophen‚ aspirin‚ or ibuprofen. Then we used the Infrared Spectroscopy to determine the function group of the molecules to help us identify

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    2013 www.Dependency.net Manchikanti‚ L. Sehgal‚ N. & Smith‚ H. S. (2012). Prescription Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain: A Review of Opioid Abuse Predictors and Strategies to Curb Opioid Abuse McLellan‚ A. T. & Turner‚ B. (2008). Prescription Opioids‚ Overdose Deaths‚ and Physician Responsibility Phillips‚ Janice. (2013). Prescription drug abuse: Problem‚ policies‚ and implications. Current Research in Nursing Outlook‚ (61) 2‚ 78-85. Potential High-Dose Risks of Lorcet. 2010-2013 www.LorcetAbuseHelp

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    Tylenol Chemical Formula: C8H9NO2 Molecular Weight: 151.16 Macroscopic Appearance: Acetaminophen is a white‚ crystalline powder What Tylenol is? Tylenol is an anodyne used for relieving mild pain‚aches and assuaging fever.Acetaminophen basically belongs to a category of drugs known as analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). What the chemists say? Some chemists hold the opinion that this medicine may only be utillized for cure of inflammation‚but their claim is somewhat

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    kill you on an overdose. It has never been proven to cause a fatal death. This is because it’s not like other drugs with chemicals and other things. The only way you could overdose is if you smoked 240 cannabis cigarettes. Which is highly unlikely that anyone could do it is practically impossible. Stephen Sidney said “No acute lethal overdoses of cannabis are known‚ in contrast to several of its illegal (for example‚ cocaine) and legal (for example‚ alcohol‚ aspirin‚ acetaminophen) counterparts

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    Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial

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    shetookapainkiller‚acetaminophen(mostcommontype‚ Tylenol). 3. Forthenextthreedays‚sheingestedthepillsatmorethantwicethe recommended dosage. 4. OnTuesday(fourdaysaftershestartedthepills)‚shediedenroutetothe hospital from liver damage.  II. OrientingMaterial A. She apparently didn’t know that you can take too much pain medicine. 1. Iftherecommendeddoseistaken‚acetaminophenissafe‚butiftoomuch is taken‚ liver damage and even death can result. 2. Each year in the U.S.‚ overdoses of this painkiller

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    better. In the article‚ “Adolescent Drug-Related ER Visits and Suicide Attempts” say‚ “Acetaminophen products were the most commonly used substances involved in hospital ER visits by female adolescents attempting suicide” (4). In other words‚ acetaminophen is a common drug female use while tries to attempt suicide. Acetaminophen is a drug that relieves pain and reduces fever and many other things. If acetaminophen are prescribed by a doctor it should not have any danger towards it. The danger only

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    intake what we call supplements. Though the fact that these pain relievers are very effective‚ when they are being taken too much‚ they give harmful side effects. According to a study‚ these “staggered overdoses” can occur when people have ongoing pain and repeatedly take a little more acetaminophen than they should‚ explained Dr. Kenneth Simpson‚ author of the study‚ published on November 22 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. While Reader’s Digest said that too much intake of ibuprofen

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    abusing prescription painkillers might take larger doses to achieve a euphoric effect and reduce withdrawal symptoms. These larger doses can cause breathing to slow down so much that breathing stops‚ resulting in a fatal overdose. Understanding the groups at highest risk for overdose can help states target interventions. Research shows that

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