Fluid Percussion Brain Injury (FPI) Model – Miami: Animals were anesthetized (70% N2O‚ 1-3% isoflurane‚ and 30% O2) 24 hr prior to injury and surgically prepared for parasagittal FPI as described previously.19 Briefly‚ a craniotomy (4.8 mm) was performed at 3.8 mm posterior to bregma and 2.5 mm lateral to midline. A plastic injury tube was placed over the exposed dura and affixed to the skull with adhesive and dental acrylic. The scalp was then sutured closed‚ and the animals were allowed to recover
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Drug Name: Clozapine (Brand name Clozaril) Medication Class: Anti-psychotic‚ atypical‚ second generation. History of Use: Clozapine was used in Europe first in the early 1970s to treat schizophrenia. It was withdrawn in 1975 when it was shown to cause a dangerous drop in white blood cells (agranulocytosis). It was later approved for limited use in the United States (1989)‚ specifically for treatment-resistant Schizophrenia‚ as long as weekly blood tests were monitored for low white cell counts.
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to keep any form of food down at all. Cancer of the esophagus and larynx‚ insomnia‚ chronic fatigue‚ hyperactivity‚ facial swelling‚ and bruising of the fingers. Deficiencies can be detected in the hair‚ skin and nails‚ low blood pressure and hypotension as well hypertension.
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Drugs and the nervous system Neurotransmitters within the body include excitatory and inhibitory‚ noradrenalin‚ dopamine‚ serotonin; acetylcholine and glutamate are examples of excitatory neurotransmitters. GABA and glycine are examples of inhibitory neurotransmitters. General anaesthetics General anaesthetics act mainly on the central nervous system to stop information processing; these may be given by inhalation or intravenously. Nitrous oxide or laughing gas is used in maintain anaesthesia
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applications. Being that the writer has been working in the medical field‚ the writer found these advances in technology very interesting. The writer is a Certified Nursing Assistant and has experience working with residents/patients with prosthetic legs‚ hypotension and hypertension that would benefit from
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Central Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus‚ Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone‚ and Cerebral SaltWasting Syndrome in Traumatic Brain Injury Trauma Topic Description: This article focuses on Central Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus (CNDI)‚ Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)‚ and Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome in Traumatic Brain injury (CSWS). Comparison of lab results and treatments are reviewed. Topic objectives: At the end of this topic‚ the participant
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considered high risk for falls. To assistance T.M in preventing future falls a review of her medications is necessary since specific medications are associated with falls. Educating her on how to rise from a sitting position to prevent orthostatic hypotension is essential. Also‚ an overall assessment of her home was completed to evaluate possible environmental risk factors. Throughout her living environment she had multiple safety issues which included a narrow walkway in her bedroom due to furniture
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High Risk Pregnancy- is one in which a concurrent disorder‚ pregnancy related complications or external factor jeopardizes the health of the woman‚ the fetus or both. Complications with POWER Dystocia- can arise from any of the four main component of the labor process: Power‚ Passenger‚ Passageway and Pysche. -defined as a long‚ difficult‚ abnormal labor. Causes -Power: dysfunctional labor -Passageway: alterations in pelvic structure - Passenger: fetal
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Chapter 58 Practice Questions page 755 (652-674) (652) 1. An emergency department nurse is assessing a client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall. Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client? * Diminished breath sounds Rationale: This client has sustained a blunt or a closed chest injury. Basic symptoms of a closed pneumothorax are shortness of breath and chest pain. A larger pneumothorax may cause tachypnea‚ cyanosis‚ diminished breath
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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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