Laxative‚ Antipsychotic‚ Anti-depressants‚ Diuretic 2.2 List conditions for which each type of medication may be prescribed Antibiotic- medicines used to treat and prevent infections Analgesic- used to relieve pain. Laxative- used to treat constipation Antipsychotics- are medicines that are used to treat mental health illnesses. Anti-depressants- used to treat depression or to prevent it from occurring. Diuretic- used to remove excess water from your body
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Chapter 8 Water/Minerals Sunday‚ March 24‚ 2013 6:05 PM Minerals- naturally occurring‚ inorganic‚ homogeneous substances; chemical elements. Major minerals- essential mineral nutrients required in the adult diet in amounts greater than 100 milligrams per day. Also called macrominerals. Trace minerals- essential mineral nutrients required in the adult diet in amounts less than 100 milligrams per day. Also called microminerals. Water-The brain is composed of approximately 80% water
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Meniere’s Disease Meniere’s disease is a set of episodic symptoms including attacks of a spinning sensation (Vertigo)‚ hearing loss‚ a roaring‚ buzzing‚ or ringing sound in the ear (tinnitus)‚ and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear. These episodes can last anywhere from 20mins to 4hrs. After months or years of this disease hearing loss can become permanent. Tinnitus can occur during or just before attacks‚ or be constant. One of the most common causes of dizziness originating in the inner
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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Charley Horse‚ otherwise known as muscle spasm or cramp‚ is a painful involuntary muscle contraction that don’t relax for several seconds or more. In other words‚ the muscles become hard‚ stiff‚ and sore.I think almost everyone experiences muscle spasm‚ at any age‚ and occurring any time of the day. It can occur in any muscles‚ but they are most common in the calf and foot. Muscle spasm also occur in the thigh‚ the hands‚ arms‚ abdomen‚ and on muscles on the rib cage area. Normally‚ spasm is not
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Maintenance Sub Category: None When giving an inhaled medication‚ auscultate the lungs for adventitious sounds and measure the oxygen saturation of the blood with pulse oximetry before and after giving the treatment. ● If you are giving a diuretic such as furosemide (Lasix) for congestive heart failure‚ auscultate the lungs‚ assess for peripheral edema and jugular venous distension‚ and weigh the patient daily. 1. Determine the extent and complexity of client needs or the nature of the work
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through increased urination. If it is not treated‚ it can become life threatening or even fatal. While the condition often develops in response to an infection or illness‚ it can also be caused by certain medications – including corticosteroids‚ diuretics‚ and anti-seizure drugs – and failure to follow an adequate diabetic treatment plan. Diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome can also appear as a result of undiagnosed diabetes. Patients are more
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Left Sided Heart Failure When the left side of the heart is not able to pump enough blood forward the blood will back up into the lungs. This stops the rest of the body from receiving the oxygen its needs because the blood is in the lungs so tiredness and shortness of breath are very common. Right Sided Heart Failure When the right side of the heart is not able to pump efficiently. This causes blood to back up in the veins and other parts of the body causing swelling in the body including
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Eating Disorders 1 Eating Disorders: The Different Types Introduction to Social Work Professor Moilanen December 2‚ 2008 Eating Disorders 2 Eating Disorders: The Different Types Over the last several decades many teenagers are extremely concerned about the way the look whether it’s to them or to the opposite sex. Those same teenagers are looking at celebrities bodies in magazines and are becoming self-conscious about the body image compared to those celebrities
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personal reasons. Weight cutting would be defined as an athlete making an effort to lose weight rapidly by means such as‚ but not limited to‚ extreme dieting or fasting‚ not consuming enough water‚ excessive exercising in plastic suits‚ saunas‚ abusing diuretics‚ laxatives‚ and water pills‚ and/or
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