STROKE By: Courtney Evans WHAT IS A STROKE? A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or severely reduced‚ depriving brain tissue of oxygen and food. AREAS AFFECTED Depending on the type of stroke‚ different areas of the brain will be affected‚ but generally speaking if the frontal lobe is affected ones motor skills‚ higher processing‚ speech‚ and planning will be affected. If the parietal lobe is affected ones association areas and attention areas will be affected
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RA 9 1 6 5 Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 What is a drug? Any chemical substance that alters either the mind or the body. Drugs of abuse MARIJUANA: Cannabis sativa DESCRIPTION: drug found in the flowering tops and leaves of the Indian Hemp Plant OTHER NAMES: Acapulco Gold‚ “ganga”‚ grass‚ Mary Jane‚ tea‚ pot and weed MODE OF USE: cigarette forms: “reefer” ; “joints”; “sticks”; “smoke” powdered form: sniffed or taken with food “Hashish”: concentrated form of marijuana
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“How does the brain naturally control pain? And how can we target these systems with treatments?” How does the brain receive pain? The brain receives pain through nociceptive stimuli which activates pain receptors on neurons called nociceptors. Nociceptors can be placed into two categories: A-delta (Aδ) fibres and C-fibres. A-delta fibres are small‚ myelinated‚ neurons that transmit signals fast and mediate sharp pain. C-fibres are smaller unmyelinated neurons that slowly transmit signals. They
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Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial
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Let’s try to go through the day of an average American. You wake up in your bed to a buzzing alarm‚ begrudgingly getting ready for the long day ahead of you. You might take a bit to wake up so you put it on snooze. However‚ you remember you have children that depend on you‚ whether you need to wake them up or make breakfast‚ you are a responsible parent. During your morning ritual‚ you decide to tune in on the local news channel. Now just like most mornings‚ you hear about some serious crime that
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source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and morphine‚ were isolated from the opium poppy. The quinine (anti-malarial agent) was separated from cinchona. [1]. Synthetic sulfa drugs‚ the natural antibiotic penicillin‚ from Penicillium notatum was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ the semi-synthetic
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Please Pee In This Cup In January 2005‚ a school in Kent becomes the first state school in the UK to report the introduction of random (‘suspicionless’) drug testing. Testing is already widespread in independent boarding schools‚ with three-quarters of schools reported to be using some drug testing. Although the enthusiasm from teachers and parents for testing‚ a few practical studies have examined the effects of drug testing in schools. One thing that makes this problem difficult to address
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Select one of the case studies located in Case Studies in Abnormal Behavior. Obtain instructor approval of your selected case study prior to beginning this assignment. Prepare a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word analysis of your selected case in which you address the following items: Provide a brief overview of your selected case. Explain the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral components of the disorder analyzed in your selected case. The Case of Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley
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reduces pain for up to four hours. It is also known as “Meperidine”‚ or “Pethidine” in foreign countries. It acts on certain centers of the brain to give you pain relief. It is similar to morphine‚ but it is not a natural opiate like morphine or codeine. It is a synthetic compound‚ classified as phenylpiperidine. It is typically used before or after surgery or with another pain medication. Since it is highly addictive‚ this drug should not be prescribed to patients with chronic pain or conditions
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Prescriptive Case Study Three Ms. Tesla comes into the cardiology office‚ complaining of fatigue‚ palpitations‚ shortness of breath with mild activity‚ ongoing consistently for the past week without any chest pain or syncopal episodes. She is a 75-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation (AFib)‚ controlled type 2 diabetes‚ myocardial infarction (MI) with a history of percutaneous coronary intervention to right coronary artery‚ stage IV chronic renal failure‚ and a mild mitral regurgitation
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