ketorolac tromethamine (ketorolac)‚ medical considerations when prescribing this drug‚ important patient education points‚ and ongoing research on possible medical benefits of the utilization of ketorolac. Ketorolac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is indicated for the short-term management of moderately severe acute pain management at an opioid level it is also recognized to have antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects (Keltman‚ 2010 & Lippincott‚ 2010). However‚ ketorolac
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Introduction The use of anti-inflammatories is widespread in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pain (Paoloni et al. 2009). This has in part led to the common misconception that inflammation is an inherently negative occurrence which needs to be stopped or at least limited rather than the essential healing process that it is (Garnham‚ 2009). In this case study the use of anti-inflammatories for a common musculoskeletal complaint will be discussed with the impact on the prescribing clinician’s
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medicine native to India) the ginger root is being prescribed not only for arthritic pain‚ but for decreased vision‚ and for coughs. In Southeast Asia‚ it is being given as an anti-parasitic remedy and for various gastrointestinal tract problems. Curcumin‚ which is extracted from turmeric‚ has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and to reduce beta-amyloid and plaque burden in lab studies. Beta-amyloid is a component of the amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain of an
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) The Right to Information Act (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens" and replaces the erstwhile Freedom of Information Act‚ 2002. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under the provisions of the Act‚ any citizen may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which
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As a clinician or exercise professional‚ you have encountered many acute musculoskeletal injuries. You have always advised your patient/ client to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)‚ such as ibuprofen (e.g. Nurofen) or diclofenac (e.g. Voltaren) to reduce pain. Now you have a client who has sustained an acute ankle injury while playing soccer. This client does not like taking medication and asks whether they could use NSAID creams or gels instead. You have colleagues who believe
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Introduction Hard and Soft drugs are terms to distinguish between psychoactive drugs that are addictive and perceived as especially damaging and drugs that are believed to be non-addictive (or minimally addictive) and with less dangers associated with its use. The term "soft drug" is considered controversial by its critics because it implies that the drug causes no or insignificant harm. Dutch law a make a clear distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs. Hard drugs are illegal and sentences
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disease that usually results from a drug reaction. Another form of the disease is called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis‚ and again this usually results from a drug-related reaction. Both forms of the disease can be deadly as well as very painful and distressing. In most cases‚ these disorders are caused by a reaction to a drug‚ and one drug that has come under fire lately is the cox-2 inhibitor Bextra‚ which is already linked to these disorders. There are other drugs that have been linked to Stevens-Johnson
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Anti Abortion Since the Darwinian Revolution of the 19th century our society has turned upside down. Everything under the sun had become questionable‚ the origin of life‚ how we came to be‚ where are we headed and what to do in the here all became questions in life. But one of the greatest impacts of this new age thinking is its effect on our Old World values. Western societies values‚ morals and ethics became debatable‚ with some people striving for change and others clinging for stability
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Cluster headaches vs. Migraine headaches Stephanie Owens Com/155 February 7‚ 2013 Beth Wolpman‚ Ed.D. Cluster headaches vs. Migraine headaches Two of the most painful headaches a person can suffer with are cluster and migraine headaches. Cluster headaches are the most painful headaches someone can have‚ the pain is worse than a women giving birth to a child or broken bones. As with a migraine headache‚ the pain is like your head has been squeezed in a vise. There are treatment and preventive
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Children can get arthritis just like adults. Arthritis is caused by inflammation of joints. It can cause pain‚ swelling‚ stiffness‚ and loss of motion. Juvenile Arthritis is a disease in which there is inflammation of the synovium in children 15 or younger. It has several different names associated with it. Fluid is released in the joint‚ which causes the lining of the joints to swell. It makes it extremely difficult for teens to live an active life due to painful‚ swollen‚ and stiff joints. Juvenile
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