The blood plasma is consists of electrolytes. It comprise of both negative and positive charge. The negative charge is made up of chloride‚ bicarbonate and phosphates. The positive charge is made up of calcium‚ sodium‚ potassium and magnesium. This specifies the condition of the body’s acid-base ratio‚ water balance‚ endocrine and renal systems. These indicate the condition of your body’s acid-base ratio‚ endocrine and renal systems‚ water balance and other conditions. There is a fine line between
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causes toes to hyperextend and fan and great toe to doriflex‚ disappears after one year of age. 7. A client with an irregular pulse of 81 and a K level of 3.0 mEq/L has digoxin (lanoxin) ordered. Which of the following actions if taken by the RN IS BEST? Notify the physician – hypokalemia can precipitate digoxin toxicity‚ Doctor should be called to obtain
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PHAR 1000 – Basic Pharmocotherapeutics Eileen J. Arellano Norquest College Practical Nurse- Section D01 PHAR 1000 Written Assignment Heather Zirk RN‚ BN September 15‚ 2014 CASE STUDY: Name of Client: Maggie Sears Age: 66 years old Primary Diagnosis: Cellulitis to left leg Secondary Diagnosis: Depression Osteoporosis Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Past Surgical History: Tonsillectomy- as child Cholecystectomy- 15 years ago (51 years old) Current Medications: “migraine pills” St. John’s wort
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Introduction Between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries‚ many people died by cruel and horrible deaths of buring at the stake‚ hanging‚ or being tortured. The estimates of people killed ranged up to the millions which included men‚ women‚ children‚ and even aristocrats as they were accused of witchcraft. Although‚ poor and elderly women were the ones effected the most from multitudes of paranoia and delusions in those centuries. However‚ certain molecules played a role in this discrimination
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to understand about toxic principles present in the green flora. The scientists isolated active constituents of the medicinal herbs and after testing some were found to be therapeutically active. Aconitine‚ Atisine‚ Lobeline‚ Nicotine‚ Strychnine‚ Digoxin‚ Atropine‚ Morphine are some common examples. Medicinal plants used as natural medicines. This practice has existed since prehistoric times. There are three ways in which plants have been found useful in medicine. First‚ they may be used directly
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Symbicort - Budesonide and Formoterol Beta2 Agonist‚ Corticosteroid‚ Inhalant (Oral) Formoterol relaxes bronchial smooth muscle by selective action on beta2 receptors with little effect on heart rate. Formoterol has a long-acting effect. Budesonide is a corticosteroid which controls the rate of protein synthesis‚ depresses the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes/fibroblasts‚ and reverses capillary permeability and lysosomal stabilization at the cellular level to prevent or control inflammation
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Rebekah May Taylor - 20086758 The Role of Nutrition in Health and Diet-related Diseases Contents 1. Metabolic Processes 3 1.1. Anabolism 3 1.2. Catabolism 4 1.3. Digestion and Absorption 6 1.4. Amino Acid Interconversion 1.5. Respiration 8 1.5.1. Glycolysis 8 1.5.2. Link Reaction 9 1.5.3. Krebs Cycle 9 1.5.4. Electron Transport Chain 10 1.5.5. Anaerobic Respiration 10 2
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Bronchial Asthma | Pediatric and Adolescent Care (psych) | Jessica Chrysostom 00022492Deniece La Roche 00036255Kendon Simmons 00039205 | Table of Contents Topic Page # Introduction 2-4 Clinical Manifestation 4 Asthma and Age Diagnosis Diagnostic challenges Major Criteria
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Day Hospital and administering her medication was not a weekly routine. It was only done on the odd occasion. We would try to administer in the normal way and only when she refused did we have to do it covertly. Winifred would willingly take the Digoxin elixir and the Mirtazapine Orodispersible but would not take Lorazepam in liquid form either willingly or covertly‚ so the Lorazepam tablet had to be crushed and administered covertly which she accepted. Conclusion The treatment of older people is
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Fluid and Electrolytes Imbalances Fluid Compartments: * Extracellular Fluid (ECF) – This is fluid found outside of the cells and the amount of ECF decreases with age. In the newborn for example‚ approximately ½ of the body fluid is contained in the ECF. By the time the infant has reached one year old; the ECF has decreased to approximately 1/3 of the total volume. In an average 70 kg adult the ECF is approximately 15 liters of total volume. ECF can further be divided into the following:
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