Polypharmacy refers to the simultaneous treatment of an illness‚ with two or more medications‚ that share a similar mechanism of action and therapeutic effect. A common reason doctors use this technique is to gain a greater or a more rapid therapeutic effect than achieved with monotherapy. Also‚ the multiple medications prescribed help to treat the wide range of symptoms associated with the mental illness. Polypharmacy in treatment- resistant patients is considered “common practice” in some mental
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Polypharmacy in the Elderly Wendy Randall Nursing Care of Older Adults and Their Families. Nur. 400 Deena S. Gill Dec. 6‚ 2012 Polypharmacy in the Elderly The average lifespan for an American today is about eighty years‚ roughly thirty years longer than it was a century ago. Our quality of life as we age is vastly better as well‚ heavily influenced by new vaccines and better drugs. [ (D ’ Oratzio‚ 2012) ] The likelihood of having at least one chronic disease increases substantially in
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and treat chronic diseases‚ alleviate and pain and improve quality of life especially to the geriatric health care. Due to their multiple pathologies‚ elderly patients are prescribed with multiple medications that they concomitant use. Increasing number of elderly patients have multiple morbidities. Because of this reason‚ they are treated with a vast array of medications. Polypharmacy‚ a common and important problem related to drug use‚ occurs in the elderly in all populations. Due to their multiple
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Kate Marsh 04 April 2014 Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure affects almost 6 million Americans. About 670‚000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is also the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Congestive heart failure means that the heart is still pumping blood‚ but at a slower rate than normal‚ so the pressure in the heart starts to increase as a result. This slower heart rate causes the heart to be unable to pump enough blood to provide the rest of
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those at risk‚ will be able to gain a better understanding of different preventive measurements that will help promote a healthier life. What exactly is congestive heart failure one may ask? Congestive heart failure also called Coronary Heart failure (CHF) is manifested by the hearts inability to adequately perfuse blood to the rest of the body. Heart failure can affect both the left and right side of the heart. The left side of your heart is responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood into the lungs
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Poly-Pharmacy Polypharmacy refers to the effects of taking multiple medications at the same time to manage coexisting health problems‚ such as diabetes and hypertension. Polypharmacy has become a huge problem with patients being prescribed too many medications by multiple providers. If no one provider knows the entire medication picture of the patient’s there is a risk of drugs badly interacting with one another. Polypharmacy is a problem especially among older adults and has become a common issue
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Approach to Care Pathology and Nursing Management of Clients Health NRS - 410V Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States‚ exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data‚ there were more than 1.45 million people
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doctors and take various pharmaceuticals. Very often they forget the number of the pills they have already taken or decide to take some more‚ if the discomfort does not pass off immediately. In such cases the problem of polyparmacy occurs. Polypharmacy Polypharmacy is defined as an excessive use of unnecessary medications. The research shows that elderly people take more unprescribed medications than prescribed ones. About ¼ of all cases when a person was hospitalized happened because of the overuse
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This polypharmacy teaching project has opened my eyes to the difficulty facing individuals who are prescribed multiple medications. Our patient was prescribed nine different drugs‚ however two of those were to be taken twice a day. That adds up to a total of eleven drugs to take daily. Taking eleven pills a day is troubling enough‚ but there also are specific instructions that must be followed for each medication. Some of drugs had the same instructions‚ though others did not. For instance five of
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Care for People across the Lifespan Experience As we become older‚ our need for health promotion‚ proper nutrition and safety increases. Our development is affected due to increase of age and as age increases generally our health deteriorates. The elderly have serious problems as they age such as brittle bones‚ loss of muscle tone and weakened immune system. Health promotion is huge in order for the elderly to be informed on how to prevent illness and disease. Safety Safety is a huge concern with
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