PURPOSE: Was the purpose stated clearly? ✓ Yes ___ No Outline the purpose of the study (i.e.‚ study objective or aim): - This study’s purpose was to assess the safety and effectiveness of sofosbuvir and ribavirin (either weight based or low dose) in patients who are of black race‚ have advanced liver fibrosis‚ elevated baseline HCV viral loads‚ IL28B CT or TT genotypes or previous treatment experience. LITERATURE: Was relevant background literature reviewed? ✓ Yes ___ No Describe the justification
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Release the Green! Cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ should be legalized for medicinal usage because of its beneficial effects on a wide array of patients and diseases. It is a natural plant that is grown containing THC‚ a chemical that causes psychoactive reactions. Cannabis is an effective way to treat Alzheimer ’s disease‚ symptoms of the terminally ill‚ mood disorders‚ chronic pain‚ conditions in which conventional medicines have no effect or have negative side-effects on the patient‚ Tourette ’s Syndrome
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and his respirations are slow; he requires the administration of a drug to reverse this effect. Robert ’s hospital stay is increased because of slower mobilization and recovery. The nurse responsible for the error has mistaken the available supplied dose of morphine (10 mg/mL) for the prescribed dosage (5 mg) on the medication administration record MAR (Harding et al).” My second study case compared to Harding is focusing on a different approach it states “The five rights of medication administration
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J.L. SOAP NOTE Subjective J.L. is a 63-year-old white female who presented to the ER with right lower extremity pain and swelling with subsequent changes to the skin‚ including formation of bullous ulcers. She had blistering over the past four days that started to enlarge. The doctor prescribed her Bactrim. Erythema‚ swelling‚ and pain progressively got worse. She denies any fever or chills. PMH: COPD‚ Hypertension‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Osteoporosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Osteoarthritis‚ Morbid obesity
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You may also gain a tolerance to the drug. To prevent an overdose‚ you should retain a careful record of when you take your medicine and how much you take to avoid narcotic overdose by accidently retaking a dose. If you take any additional acetaminophen you should also mark down when and how much to prevent overdosing your liver and you should avoid drinking large amounts of alcohol due to the risk of liver damage since your liver is already working to filter
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medication error can involve giving the wrong medication or the wrong dose at the wrong time‚ omitting doses‚ giving the wrong dose‚
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menstruationDizziness | For systemic administration‚ do not give drug to nursing mothers; drug is secreted in breast milk. WARNING: Give daily doses before 9 AM to mimic normal peak corticosteroid blood levels. Increase dosage when patient is subject to stress. Taper doses when discontinuing high-dose or long-term therapy. Do not give live virus vaccines with immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids. For respiratory inhalant‚ intranasal preparation‚ do not use respiratory inhalant during an acute asthmatic
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to themselves and people around them. At a low dose‚ physiological effects of PCP include a slight increase in breathing rate and a more pronounced rise in blood pressure and pulse rate. Respiration becomes shallow‚ and flushing and profuse sweating occur. Numbness of the extremities may also occur. Pape 2 Psychological effects include distinct changes in body awareness‚ similar to those associated with alcohol. (www.nida.com) At high doses of PCP‚ there is a drop in blood pressure‚ pulse
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosis is an autoimmune disease in which organs and cells undergo damage mediated by auto antibodies and immune complex deposition. SLE is more common in black females (>90%) whereas it is relatively rare in white males (<10%). Female preponderance in SLE is explained by hormonal differences between genders and the genes located on the X chromosome such as TREX -1 gene which is believed to play a major role. Women of child bearing age‚ who are on oral contraceptive pill or Hormone
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PCA Pump Information WHAT IS A PCA PUMP? A PCA pump is a device that allows you to give yourself pain medicine whenever you need it. PCA stands for "patient-controlled analgesia." You will have an IV tube inserted into one of your veins. A computerized pump containing a syringe filled with pain medicine (usually an opioid) will be attached to your IV. When you push a button attached to the pump‚ pain medicine goes through the pump into your IV. Your health care provider will program the pump.
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