anything Warmth‚ tenderness‚ swelling and redness of the lower left leg Varicose veins in the lower leg The following tests were performed: CBC IgE levels An ultrasound of the leg The following drugs were administered: Ibuprofen Amoxicillin by mouth Lovenox (by injection) Heat was applied The attending physician recommended that Raymond consult a hematologist when he returned to the US. 1. What is your diagnosis of Raymond’s condition? 2. Why did he
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Types of Drug Names Shellie Nash 11/3/12 HCP/210 Lequista Smith When working in pharmacy practice‚ it is important to know the different types of drug names‚ how they differ from each other and why one drug might be chosen over another. It is also important to have a working knowledge of what the different drugs are used for. Having this knowledge and understanding aids in the prevention of errors and allows us to explain the medication to the patient accurately. There are four
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*PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE* Brief Introduction * Peptic Ulcer is a break in the gastric or duodenal mucosa that arises when the normal mucosal defensive factors are impaired or are overwhelmed by aggressive luminal factors such as acid and pepsin. * Ulcers extend through the musvularis mucosae and are usually over 5 mm in diameter. * In the United States‚ there are about 500‚000 new cases per year of peptic ulcer and 4 million ulcer recurrences; the lifetime prevalence of ulcers in the adult
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CONTENTS EAR NOSE THROAT ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 CERUMEN IMPACTION (EAR WAX BLOCKAGE) ............................................................................................................................... 2 OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR) .......................................................................................
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Adrenergic Agonists (a.k.a. Sympathomimetic Drugs) I. Direct stimulants of α and β receptors 1. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 2. Norepinephrine (Levophed) 3. Levonordefrin (Neo-Cobefrin) 4. Dopamine (Intropin) 5. Ephedrine II. Direct stimulants of α receptors (α agonists) 1. Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine) III. Direct stimulants of β receptors (β agonists) 1. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2. Selective stimulants of β2 receptors in the bronchi (for asthma) 2.a. Salbutanol (Ventolin) 2.b. Terbutaline
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Chemicals SAMPLE NAME: Paracetamol Tablets ANALYSIS REQUIRED: Paracetamol CLAIM: Each tablet contains 500mg Paracetamol. THEORY: Paracetamol IUPAC Name: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide Molecular Formula: C8H9NO2 Chemical Structure: Paracetamol INN or acetaminophen USAN is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It is commonly used for the relief of headaches and other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in
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accumulation are required for a diagnosis of acute otitis media. Accompanied by other evidence of infection‚ such as fever‚ ear pain‚ and cold symptoms. The usefulness of antibiotics in the treatment of ear is immediate treatment with high-dose amoxicillin (80 to 100 mg per kg of body weight per day orally) for 7 days. A cure can be tympanoplasty‚ which is a microsurgery to reconstruct the ear. Therapy can include typanocentesis‚ to delineate the etiology of acute otitis media‚ which is to clean the
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Equine influenza is a common respiratory infection of horses caused by an orthomyxovirus of the genus Influenza A. Influenza A viruses can be divided into sub-types on the basis of the antigenic reactivity of the surface glycoproteins‚ the haemagglutinin (H1-H16) and the neuraminidase (N1-N9) molecules (Fouchier et al.‚ 2005). Equine influenza (EI) is caused by two subtypes H7N7 and H3N8. Outbreaks due to H7N7 are limited as the isolation of the virus has not been reported since last two decades
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Alonzo‚ Abigail S. B.S. Bio 3 Microbiology February 21‚ 2013 LEPTOSPIROSIS Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by long‚ thin‚ motile spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira‚ family Leptospiraceae‚ and order Spirochaetales. These spirochetes are finely coiled‚ thin‚ motile‚ obligate‚ slow-growing anaerobes. Their flagella allow them to burrow into tissue. More recent work has identified 7 distinct species of pathogenic leptospires‚ which appear as more than 250 serologic
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Gbengon‚Sennie Microbiology Lab Case study # 5 November 1‚2012 1. What evidence suggests that the young graduate student has contracted what disease? Ans: The signs and symptoms the young graduate student presented‚ show evidence of Lyme disease. 2. What is the environmental pathway for the vector of this disease? Ans: The environmental pathway for the vector of this disease would be a forested habitat. The black-legged tick or the deer tick is the principle vector of this disease (Lyme
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