Geriatric Health History Documentation Student Name___________________________ Focal Points of Geriatric Assessment/Grading Rubric: 1. Biographic Information (2pts) (date of visit‚ initials of client‚ race‚ language spoken‚ Advance directives‚ Insurance: primary‚ secondary) 2. Informant and reliability(3pts): (facility chart‚ client‚ family member‚ staff‚ etc.) Chief Complaint or client’s request for care Present Illness: Present Illness or present health status
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CONTENTS EAR NOSE THROAT ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 CERUMEN IMPACTION (EAR WAX BLOCKAGE) ............................................................................................................................... 2 OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR) .......................................................................................
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Essay: Misuse of medication Dirk J Booysen Introduction. The extent of the problem of medication misuse can perhaps be realised most fully when considering that it involves not only prescribed drugs and medications‚ but also polypharmacy (using more than one drug concurrently)‚ self-diagnosis which leads to over the counter (OTC) self-medication or the dispensing of medication by a pharmacist without an accurate diagnosis or recommendations for the correct use of the medication‚ and the nonmedical
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R EVIEW Pharmacogenomics steps toward personalized medicine Hong-Guang Xie1† & Felix W Frueh2 †Author for correspondence 1Vanderbilt University School of Medicine‚ Division of Clinical Pharmacology‚ Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology‚ Nashville‚ TN 37232–6602‚ USA E-mail: hong-guang.xie@ vanderbilt.edu 2US Food & Drug Administration‚ Center for Drug Evaluation and Research‚ Office of Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics‚ 1451 Rockville Pike‚ HFD-860‚ Room 2040‚ Rockville‚ MD 20852
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AN INTERPRETIVE STUDY ON PAIN MANAGEMENT OF DYSMENORRHEA AS EXHIBITED BY SELECTED SECOND YEAR FEMALE STUDENTS OF MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY A Research Study Presented to the Faculty of the College of Nursing MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Nursing Research Subject Presented by: ROJERO‚ Irish ROMERO‚ Johanna Marie ROSARIO‚ Glaiza ROSOS‚ Maureen ROYO‚ Charyl RUIZ‚ Richard RULL‚ Emmanuel SABA‚ Kristine Joy
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WEEK 1 GEN Adverse reactions for drugs occur because: No drug has only one receptor it binds to. A drug that occupies and "turns on" a receptor is an: agonist Before marketing a new drug‚ the drug company asks the FDA to approve its choice of: trade name The time between when a drug response is observable and when there is no longer an observable drug effect is called the duration of action This term refers to how much of a drug must be given to see a desired response potency
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Date: | 4/3/13 | Student Name: Kimberly L Schultze | Clinical Rotation Area: | Starke Hospital/IU | Cultural/Ethnic Background/Needs: None | Religion: | Did not state | Primary Language: | English | Educational Needs: | Cognitive Impaired | Discharge Planning/Self-Care Needs: Discharged to hospice. Self-care deficit. | Admission Date: | 3/31/13 | Time: 0500 | | Admitted From: (Home‚ ECF or ?) | Nursing Home | Admission DX: | Aspiration related pneumonia | Chief Complaint (“patient’s
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W hat is addiction? * Addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example alcohol‚ tobacco‚ heroin and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested‚ temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain. * Addiction is a primary‚ chronic‚ neurobiological disease‚ with genetic‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviours that include
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Review of Knowledge- NR 291 Chapters 2-7‚ 36 & 37; Part 1 Chapter 2: Pharmacologic Principles “Any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism can broadly be defined as a drug. The study or science of drugs is known as pharmacology. Without understanding basic pharmacologic principles‚ the nurse cannot fully appreciate the therapeutic benefits and potential toxicity of drugs. Drugs are grouped together based on their similar properties. This is known as a drug classification
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Endanur INFO ONTRO Today‚ the P450 field has made tremendous contributions in numerous areas. The understanding of P450s has revolutionized aspects of drug development and agriculture. We now understand genetic diseases in endocrinology‚ and P450 played a leading role in fields as diverse as pharmacogenetics‚ chemical carcinogenesis‚ molecular epidemiology‚ bioremediation‚ plant breeding‚ and insect control. ---Recognizing whether the drugs involved act as enzyme substrates‚ inducers‚ or inhibitors
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