Unit 1 PART A Pharmacology at Work 1. What are the requirements for dispensing schedule II and III prescriptions? Name some examples of each. Schedule II can only be prescribed in person‚ unless it’s an emergency. Schedule II’s dispensing is very strict since it has a high possibility of abuse. An example of schedule II would be morphine‚ fentanyl and hydromorophone. Schedule III has a moderate potential for abuse. Unlike schedule II which doesn’t have refills on prescriptions‚ Schedule III
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Michael Franchina Comm. 3300 5/7/10 Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a chronic condition in which blood pressure is elevated. “Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body ’s tissues. As blood flows through arteries it pushes against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls‚ the higher
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Claustrophobia: The Symptoms‚ Causes‚ and Treatments of a Popular Phobia Phobias have been a common part of the world since the beginning of time. As most people know‚ a phobia is “a special form of fear which… cannot be explained or reasoned away [and] is beyond voluntary control” (Marks 3). There are hundreds upon thousands of phobias in the world. However‚ one of the most common phobias is called claustrophobia. As most know and Ronald Doctor explains‚ “Claustrophobia is the fear of closed
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Headache Describe an approach to the classification of headaches‚ and list the main causes in each group Chronic‚ continual Tension headache Analgesic- dependent headache Chronic‚ episodic Migraine Cluster headache Subacute‚ evolving Raised intracranial pressure Meningo-encephalitis Giant cell arteritis Acute‚ severe Subarachnoid haemorrhage Describe the clinical features of migraine and tension type headaches Migraine Repeated episodes of moderate or severe throbbing pain
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Genetic defects are also attributed to the abnormal thyroid growth however‚ the most common cause of goiters is due to iodine deficiency and cases are more common in developing countries due to the lack of iodine in diets. Iodine is extremely important in thyroid function because it is used in thyroid hormone production. Goiters are more closely associated with Hashimoto’s disease since TSH stimulation causes the thyroid to grow. In some cases‚ goiters can be associated with hyperthyroidism‚ such
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Case Study 2 Hypothesis: If Susan’s on and off rapid heartbeat is occurring often and last longer every time it happens‚ then it is possible that Susan has a heart disease that is slowly developing over time. Because her rapid heartbeat cannot be the result of just because of her normal workout regimen‚ even though her heartbeat is supposed increased whenever she exercises. Like many healthy people‚ exercising is part of Susan’s lifestyle. It should be normal for her heart rate to increase whenever
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Yet with treatment‚ signs and symptoms of heart failure can decrease‚ and the heart sometimes becomes stronger‚ reducing your chance of dying early. Doctors will and should prescribe you medications similarly to‚ beta blockers that serves as a drug that not only slows your heart rate and reduces blood pressure but‚ also limits some of the damage being inflicted to your heart. Inotropes‚ which are hypodermic medications used in people with severe heart failure in the
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Can latanoprost be considered for treating glaucoma? Adapted from: Alm A et al. Latanoprost in the treatment of glaucoma. Clin Ophthalmol. 2014 Sep 26;8:1967-85. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S59162. eCollection 2014. Introduction: Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is one of the major risk factor for the development and progression of glaucoma. Topical prostaglandins (PGs) that possess powerful ocular hypotensive effects are an important treatment option for glaucoma. Also in the European Glaucoma Society
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Streptococcal infections are associated with guttate psoriasis and some plaque psoriasis cases. Both trauma and certain bacteria may also trigger psoriatic arthritis. And also some drugs have been found to aggravate psoriasis. Antimalarial drugs‚ beta-blockers used to treat high blood pressure‚ and lithium‚ a drug used to treat depression and bi-polar disorder‚ can make episodes worse in some individuals. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs‚ such as ibuprofen or naproxen used to manage pain and
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of which are competitive or combative in nature‚ while others require cooperative or collaborative play. The first public version of RuneScape was released on 4 January 2001 in beta form‚ and in December 2001‚ Jagex was formed to manage the game. As the game’s popularity grew‚ the game engine was rewritten‚ and its beta was opened to paying players on 1 December 2003 under the name "RuneScape 2"‚ later renamed RuneScape. The third iteration of the game‚ "RuneScape 3"‚ was released on 22 July 2013
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