THE ULTIMATE PRE REG BNF NOTES IMPORTANT MONITORING DRUGS 1. AMIODARONE Treatment of arrhythmias Loading Dose: 200mg tds for 7 days‚ then 200mg bd for 7 days then 200mg daily maintenance. Important side effects: Nausea‚ Vomiting‚ Taste disturbance‚ Pulmonary toxicity‚ Reversible corneal micro-deposits‚ Phototoxicity‚ Slate grey discolouration‚ Tremor‚ Sleep disorder‚ Hypo/hyperthyroidism‚ Jaundice. Monitoring: LFTs‚ Thyroid function tests required before treatment‚ then every 6 months. Measure
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------------------------------------------------- Indirect and direct borrowings Since the living Greek and English languages were not in direct contact until modern times‚ borrowings were necessarily indirect‚ coming either through Latin (through texts or various vernaculars)‚ or from Ancient Greek texts‚ not the living language. Some Greek words were borrowed into Latin and its descendants‚ the Romance languages. English often received these words from French. Their phonetic and orthographic form
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points A diet provides a total of 2200 kcalories‚ of which 40% of the energy is from fat and 20% from protein. How many grams of carbohydrate are contained in the diet? Answer Selected Answer: 220 Question 2 1 out of 1 points Why is there little or no digestion of starch in the stomach? Answer Selected Answer: salivary enzymes do not work in an acid environment Question 3 1 out of 1 points What structure controls the release of material from the
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treatment of gastro esophageal reflux disease (gord)‚ duodenal and gastric ulcers‚ acid related dyspepsia which is more commonly know as heartburn (Biddle‚ 2003). The literature also states that Omeprazole is used in the treatment or eradication of H. pylori‚ a bacterium that can weaken the lining of the stomach and lead to ulceration. The appearance of Omeprazole is an off white coloured crystalline powder which is freely soluble in ethanol‚ methanol and partially soluble in water. The active ingredient
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Alimentary System 1.1 – The burden of GI diseases • List the names of the organs of the alimentary tract • Mouth and Oesophagus • Stomach • Liver • Biliary system • Pancreas • Small intestine (consisting of duodenum‚ jejunum and ileum) • Large intestine (consisting of colon‚ rectum and anus) • Describe the symptoms and signs of alimentary tract disease Symptoms: General: • Anorexia • Weight loss • Anaemia
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Chapter One INTRODUCTION Herbal medicines tend to look primitive and unscientific when compared to synthetic (conventional) drugs‚ which are thought to be more reliable than those made from plants. Herbal medicine is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of the world population‚ mainly in the developing countries for primary health care (Kamboj‚ 2000). This is primarily because of the general belief that herbal drugs are without any side effects‚ besides being cheap and locally available. The
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Cancer" WebMD‚ October 7th‚ 2008 21 26. ^ C. Laino "Moderate Drinking May Cut Dementia Risk" WebMD‚ July 13th‚ 2009 27 28. ^ Hermann Brenner‚ Gabriele Berg‚ Nicole Lappus‚ Ulrike Kliebsch‚ Gunter Bode and Heiner Boeing "Alcohol Consumption and Helicobacter pylori Infection" JSTOR: Epidemiology‚ Vol. 10 No. 3 (May‚ 1999)‚ pp. 214-218 29 30. ^ Science Based Health "Wine Consumption and Age-Related Macular Degeneration"EduFacts Vol. 2‚ No. 3 Accessed: July 29th‚ 2009 31
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bacteria‚ such as ear infections‚ bladder infections‚ pneumonia‚ gonorrhea‚ and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid). Amoxicillin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. Important information about amoxicillin Do not use this
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pylori infection‚ prolonged use of aspirin and other painkillers. Stomach pain‚ heartburn‚ uneasiness and bloating are common. Sometimes pain is known to radiate to the chest and back. This case is unlikely to suggest that the patient has a peptic ulcer
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organ systems.” The Cardiovascular system is one such organ system‚ as is the Nervous System‚ both of which comprise part of animal life. On the same page‚ the text specifically lists bacteria as an example of a unicellular organism‚ therefore the H. pylori bacterium listed in Section 1.3‚ page 11 is a specific example of a unicellular organism. 3. Identify the 3 domains of living things. Which domain contains multicellular organisms? (2 pt) The three domains listed in the text on page 7 are Bacteria
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