Unit 80 Outcome 1 1.1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings. 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings. The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ The Data Protection Act (1998) plus
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congestive heart failure) + 1 (for hypertension) + 2 (for age >75 years)‚ i.e.‚ he has a total score of 4. Interpretation of CHA2DS2-VASc score Score of 0 or 1: The decision to give long-term aspirin should be individualized as no major consensus for those patients. The American Heart Association guidelines include aspirin as an option‚ while National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and European Society of Cardiology guidelines do not recommend it.
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In conclusion‚ animal testing should not be done because it’s something wicked and inhumane to do to an animal. About 27‚000 animals died because they had heart attacks from the drug Vioxx. Some drugs are very dangerous to some animals like Aspirin. We can see that Ellen DeGeneres what right because people in prison convicted with murder or rape should do that kind of testing instead of the poor
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Business Research Methods Abbott Laboratories is faced with the dilemma of an expiring drug patent and is seeking an additional indication from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cholesterol drug Niaspan. In order to receive an indication from the FDA‚ a drug company must present two successful studies with the intended outcome. Niaspan has the FDA indication to raise HDL-C‚ reduce secondary non-fatal myocardial infarction‚ and regression of atherosclerosis in combination with a bile
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tract is inflamed / irritated / diarrhea in a long time then it will interfere with absorption of nutrients 4. Ulceration / intestinum severe injury to the prolonged illness can cause intestinal bleeding and even perforation. 5. Provision of aspirin or aspirin to reduce fever derivatives may be irritating to the intestinal tract which can aggravate the intestines are injured / infected. Best Foods during Typhoid Fever Light Foods and Drinks Since the typhoid patient is very ill and anorexic‚
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Do you know what these drugs are? Temazepam Temazepam is used to treat insomnia. Nitrazepam Nitrazepam is a hyponotic drug of the benzodiazepine class. This is used for the short term relief of severe‚ disabling anxiety and insomnia. Serequal serequal is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia‚ bi-polar disorder and major depressive disorders. Bisoprolol Bisoprolol is a drug belonging to he group of beta blockers. These are primarily used in Cardiovascular diseases. Diazepam Diazepan is commonly
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What is Arthritis? What Causes Arthritis The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning "inflammation". The plural of arthritis is arthritides. Arthritis affects the musculoskeletal system‚ specifically the joints. It is the main cause of disability among people over fifty-five years of age in industrialized countries. Arthritis is not a single disease - it is a term that covers over 100 medical conditions. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form
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Medication Article Analysis Assignment Drug: Zocor (Simvastatin) Medication Analysis Paper Katelyn Powers November 1‚ 2013 94.1 million prescriptions of Zocor (simvastatin) were prescribed in United States during the year 2010. It is a generic cholesterol-lowering statin drug (DeNoon‚ 2010). High cholesterol‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and heart attacks are all problems that plague the US. The increasing obesity rate of the US does not help with these factors and
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information about scoring 1. According to the law of demand: As prices rise‚ ceteris paribus Your quantity demanded decreases. Answer: 2. In response to news reports that taking aspirins daily can reduce an individual’s risk of a heart attack‚ there will most likely be Your an increase in the demand for aspirins. Answer: 3. The number of pizzas this restaurant sells per week increases from 500 to 700. This could be caused by Your an increase in the price of the pizza. Answer: 4.
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gastrointestinal disease that I chose is gastritis. This is a disease that I am at risk for. I use aspirin‚ coffee‚ tobacco‚ and alcohol. I have used these for many many years‚ and have no plans to stop now. This is generally accompanied by stomach pains and hematemesis. None of these symptoms I have had yet. People can cut out all of the irritants that can cause gastritis. Such as tobacco‚ alcohol‚ aspirin‚ coffee‚ and anything that can cause gastritis infections. I know that it is hard to break some
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