Assessment of Drug Utilization Patterns of Antibacterials in Ear‚ Nose and Throat Infections at Railway General Hospital (IIMC TRUST)‚ Rawalpindi‚ Pakistan. Dr. Sumreen Javed‚ Dr Aisha Khan. Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences‚ Riphah International University G-7/4 Islamabad‚ Pakistan. Introduction: Drug utilization review (DUR) is defined as the marketing‚ distribution‚ prescription‚ and use of medicines in a society‚ with special emphasis on the resulting medical‚ social and economic
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Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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High Risk Pregnancy -pregnant with a concurrent medical disease -with pregnancy related complication -presence of external factor that jeopardizes the health of the mother‚ the fetus‚ or both [pic] Candidiasis (Moniliasis) INCIDENCE: • 75% of women will have at least 1 episode of VVC with 40-45% having 2 or more episodes ETIOLOGIC AGENT: • Candida albicans‚ Candida glabrata MODE OF TRANSMISSION normal flora of the skin & vagina not considered
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Piperacillin and enzyme inhibitor. Belongs to the class of penicillin combinations‚ including beta-lactamase inhibitors. Used in the systemic treatment of infections | intra – abdominal linfections w/ peritonitis | Hypersensitivity to penicillins‚ cephalosporins & β-lactam inhibitors | Hypersensitivity Reactions: Rash‚ pruritus and fever have been reportedGastrointestinal Effects: melena‚ gastritisHepatic Effects: Transient increases in aspartate aminotransferase (AST)‚alanine aminotransferase(ALT)
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1. A few examples of things that can affect our growth and change throughout our lifetime are: telomeres‚ mutations‚ DNA and epigenetics. DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid‚ the building block of life that provides the hereditary material that is a blueprint for living organisms. It determines our physical features which are passed on to us from our parents through 23 chromosomes. Genes determine height‚ hair color‚ eye color and many other traits. Genetic disorders occur because of
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants‚ children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic‚ working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals‚ although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved
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WEEK 1 GEN Adverse reactions for drugs occur because: No drug has only one receptor it binds to. A drug that occupies and "turns on" a receptor is an: agonist Before marketing a new drug‚ the drug company asks the FDA to approve its choice of: trade name The time between when a drug response is observable and when there is no longer an observable drug effect is called the duration of action This term refers to how much of a drug must be given to see a desired response potency
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Pharmacology |1. |A client is taking hydromorphone (Dilaudid) PO q4h at home. Following surgery‚ Dilaudid IV q4h PRN and butorphanol tartrate | | |(Stadol) IV q4h PRN are prescribed for pain. The client received a dose of the Dilaudid IV four hours ago‚ and is again | | |requesting pain medication. What intervention should the nurse implement? | | |A.
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Prokaryotes (2006) 6:197–214 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-30746-x_9 CHAPTER 3.3.9 eh T su e nG re t cab re tn o E The Genus Enterobacter FRANCINE GRIMONT AND PATRICK A.D. GRIMONT Introduction The genus Enterobacter was first proposed by Hormaeche and Edwards (1960a). However‚ the history of some species now placed in the genus Enterobacter can be traced‚ albeit with some confusion‚ to the end of the 19th century. “Bacillus lactis aerogenes” was isolated by Escherich (1885) from milk
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Running head: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE PREOPERATIVE SHOWER Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Shower Christine Elizabeth Costlow Annapolis Hospital POHA / PACU September 30‚ 2012 Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Shower “Each year‚ more than 18 million surgical procedures are preformed in US hospitals. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 2.7% of these are complicated by surgical-site infections (SSIs)‚ accounting
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