Effects and Diseases of the Bacterium Streptococcus Pyogenes The bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes has been infecting people for more than a century. Once a deadly bacterium‚ now only an antibiotic from curing the diseases it causes. Streptococcus pyogenes has been responsible for excruciating throat pains and even in some cases a horrendous rash included. This paper will talk about the history of this organism‚ how it acts as a pathogen‚ how people attract it‚ the symptoms that come with the disease
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Disease |Examples |Treatment‚ Control‚ Cure | |1. Pathogenic |1.Lyme Disease |Antibiotics(e.g. doxycycline or amoxicillin) | | |2.
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Outcome 1 The learner can: Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Health and Safety at Work Act COSHH The Medicines Act The Misuse of Drugs Act The Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) The RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines Health Act 2006 Outcome 2 The learner can: Know about common types of medication
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Peptic Ulcer A peptic ulcer is a defect in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine‚ an area called the duodenum. A peptic ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer. An ulcer in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer. Etiology & Pathophysiology One’s digestive tract is coated with a mucous layer that normally protects against acid. But if the amount of acid is increased or the amount of protective mucous layer is decreased‚ he or she could develop an ulcer.
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HSC 3047: SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS OUTCOME 1 1.1. Identify the legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings - The following legislations have a direct impact on the handling of medications within a social care setting: ·The Medicines Act 1968: basis for licensing‚ sale‚ supply and manufacture of medicines. ·The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: this Act is designed to control the use of dangerous or potentially harmful drugs such as opiates (drugs which
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Respiratory Case Study 1. Differentiate between hospital acquired (nosocomial) and community acquired pneumonia. Nosocomial pneumonia is acquired during a hospital stay. It happens when a patient is admitted into the hospital with a medical diagnosis that they are hoping to be treated for and contract the infection of pneumonia through the spread of germs. “Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) clinically presents more than seven days after hospitalization with new fever‚ pulmonary infiltrates‚ and leukocytosis
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Prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in H.pylori patients with failure of treatment Introduction; The H.pylori is a gram negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach has a high prevalence; more than 50 percent of the global population has H.pylori. It’s influenced by geography‚ age‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ although it is decreasing in the developed world‚ it remains high in the developing world as there is less proper sanitation and hygiene‚ crowdedness‚ lack of safe water supply
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Alexander Fleming Webster Heming Kaplan University Alexander Fleming Description Alexander Fleming was a botanist‚ pharmacologist‚ and biologist from Scotland. He made various contributions to the medical fields of chemotherapy‚ immunology‚ and bacteriology. He is best known for discovery of penicillin and the lysozyme enzyme. He won a Nobel Prize in the field of medicine in 1928 for discovery of penicillin. He shared the prize with two other scientists. The discovery
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Unit Y50010598 Administer Medication to Individuals‚ and Monitor the Effects Learning outcome 1: understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1.1 The Medicines Act (1968) requires that the pharmacist and dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. They can only dispense on the receipt of a signed prescription form an authorised person.eg doctor‚ nurse practitioner. The Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) This prevents the misuse of Controlled
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Unit – ASM34 1.1 - Identify current legislation guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines on
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