acceptance of a medical approach to alcohol and drug addiction is the growing awareness that substance dependence is not a moral failure‚ but rather a chronic medical disease with similarities to other chronic medical diseases such as diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and asthma. According to Buddy T. (About.com Guide) “Addiction is a chronic brain disease that is more about the neurology of the brain rather than the outward manifestations of behavioral problems and poor choices…” Unfortunately‚ the result
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in a office. On admission‚ he complains of nausea but no vomiting and no diaphoresis. His blood pressure is 175/92 mm Hg; his temperature is 99ºF‚ pulse is 127 beats per minute‚ and respiration rate is 20 breaths per minute. He has a history of hypertension‚ which has been controlled with medication. He states that he forgot to take his medicine today. Nursing Assessment Including Client Story An electrocardiogram has been performed‚ blood work has been drawn‚ and a monitor has been attached to
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Clinical Research of Medications Reference: Mosby’s 2013 Nursing Drug reference Drug Name Generic and Trade Classification and Indication for Use Route‚ Dose Frequency Both ordered and recommended Drug Action Side Effects Nursing Implications Assessment to be done Morphine Page 822-824 Opioid analgesic Recommended Subcut/IM- 5-10mg q4hr PO- 10-30mg q4hr prn Depresses pain impulse transmission at the spinal cord level by interacting with opioid receptors Drowsiness Dizziness Confusion Head
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follow these‚ they can be at a risk of hypertension‚ which is when your heart has to pump harder than normal. Hypertension can lead to heart attacks as well as strokes‚ which is proven in “hypertension‚ which is a major cause of intracranial hemorrhage and stroke‚ can be treated by preventive measures using diet‚ drug therapy‚ and stress reduction techniques” (Stroke The Columbia Encyclopedia). Following the lifestyle changes can decrease your risk of hypertension‚ which in the end will allow you to
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commonly presented with sudden and dramatic neurological impairment mostly sudden vertigo‚ dysarthria‚ headache and motor deficits such as quadriparesis ‚hemiparesis and altered consciousness. As causes‚ the most common risk factor is hypertension‚ hypertension is found to be the reason of 70% of cases. It followed by diabetes mellitus‚ peripheral vascular disease‚ coronary artery disease ‚ cigarette smoking‚ and hyperlipidemia.
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1 Discuss in general which assessment findings would alert you to the need for immediate intervention. (When you notify a physician immediately‚ or call the rapid response team). You notify the physician or rapid response team in early clinical changes in condition that occur in most patients for up to 48 hours before a code blue. Therefore observe for‚ document‚ and communicate early indicators of patient decline‚ including decreasing blood pressure‚ increasing heart rate‚ decreased respirations
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Patients who have high blood pressure should have their blood pressure checked at least every three to five years. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. “Hypertension has been called the “silent killer” because it is frequently asymptomatic and more than half of patients with hypertension are unaware that they have it” (Perry & Essex‚ 2014). Having high cholesterol levels poses more of a risk if combined with high blood pressure or diabetes. People who are at risk for
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Antihistamines‚ Decongestants‚ Antitussive‚ and Expectorants Antihistamines: Substances capable of reducing the physiologic and pharmacologic effects of histamine‚ including a wide variety of drugs that block histamine receptors. Indications: Management of: nasal allergies‚ seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis (hay fever)‚ allergic reactions‚ motion sickness‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ sleep disorders. Also used to relieve symptoms associated with the common cold‚ Sneezing‚ runny nose‚ Palliative
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range is considered 40mm Hg. (7) ICP hypertension can be caused by a number of things‚ these can be: either intracranial (primary) - brain tumour‚ trauma‚ non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage‚ ischemic stroke or hydrocephalus. Or it may be extracranial (secondary) - airway obstruction‚ hypoxia‚ hypertension‚ seizures‚ posture‚ drug intoxication‚ or it may be postoperative- mass lesions‚ increased cerebral volume or disturbances of CSF. (14) ICP hypertension signs and symptoms vary relying on etiology
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final article selection. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were: Inclusion criteria Population Herpes zoster‚ facial paralysis‚ Bell’s palsy‚ back pain‚ spondylosis‚ stroke‚ cerebrovascular accident‚ cerebral stroke‚ brain vascular accident‚ hypertension‚ fibromyalgia‚ bronchitis‚ asthma‚ headache Interventions Cupping therapy alone or cupping therapy combined with other therapies (other traditional complementary therapy such as acupuncture‚ or conventional therapy) Comparators Conventional therapy
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