Dangers of Drug Use i Pregnancy and the Dangers of Drug Use Sarah McVicker Psychology 201 Lifespan Development Professor Sally Vyain October 7‚ 2007 Pregnancy and the Dangers of Drug Use It is very important for a mother to lead a healthy lifestyle when she becomes pregnant. She must eat healthy‚ get lots of rest‚ and exercise regularly. It is even more imperative that she avoids things that may harm her or potentially her baby. Amongst things she must avoid‚ alcohol‚ cigarettes
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Asthma is a long-term condition that can cause a cough‚ wheezing and breathlessness. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. Asthma can be controlled well in most people most of the time. In the UK‚ 5.4 million people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. That is 1 in every 12 adults and 1 in every 11 children. Asthma in adults is more common in women than men. If you are diagnosed with asthma as a child‚ the symptoms may disappear during your teenage years. However‚
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Gionna Combs English Short Story Pinky Promise I raised my head up from the sink and stared at my reflection in the broken mirror. My head was pounding‚ my palms were sweaty. The shard of glass dropped from my hand and shattered into a million different pieces. My vision was blurry as I kneeled down to pick up the bloody shards of glass. While gazing at my reflection a tear splattered onto the glass. How did my life go to hell because of one person? As the door creaked open‚ slowly I turned around
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Measles According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)‚ measles is an airborne disease that is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person’s nose and mouth‚ either directly or through aerosol transmission (coughing or sneezing)‚ and is highly contagious. Measles is caused by the measles virus‚ a single-stranded‚ negative-sense‚ enveloped RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. The classic signs and symptoms of of measles include four-days
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1. The nurse is caring for a patient suffering from anorexia secondary to chemotherapy. Which strategy would be most appropriate for the nurse to use to increase the patient’s nutritional intake? A. Serve three large meals per day plus snacks between each meal. B. Add items such as skim milk powder‚ cheese‚ honey‚ or peanut butter to selected foods. C. Increase intake of liquids at mealtime to stimulate the appetite. D. Avoid the use of liquid protein supplements to encourage eating
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Data Analysis and Design of Experiments – CHEE231 (3 credits) Fall 2013 Department of Chemical Engineering McGill University Instructor : Prof. Pierre-Luc Girard-Lauriault M.H. Wong Building‚ room 4150 Tel. 514-398-4006 email : pierre-luc.girard-lauriault@mcgill.ca Co-Requisite: CHEE 291 - Instrumentation and Measurement 1 Teaching Assistants: Simon Kwan (simon.kwan@mail.mcgill.ca) - Assignments Gregory Laskey (gregory.laskey@mail.mcgill.ca) - Assignments Mahdi Roohnikan (mahdi.roohnikan@mail
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the mother. The nurse would start off by going over the medications that would be prescribed for the patient following discharge. Patient’s Y medications would include: docusate sodium 100mg capsule twice daily‚ folic acid 1 mg tablet once daily‚ ibuprofen 600mg tablet as needed for mild pain‚ a multivitamin daily‚ and oxycodone-acetaminophen 5-325mg tablet as needed for moderate pain. Then the nurse would instruct Patient Y to follow-up with her OBGYN within a week of being discharged. After this
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Standardized Procedure: Application of Splint I. Purpose: a. To outline and define the standardized procedure for the adult nurse practitioner on application of splints to temporary immobilization of sprains‚ fractures‚ and dislocations. b. To ensure splints are applied and evaluated according to policy and procedure of organization. II. Policy: A. Assessment and necessity of splints will be monitored and revaluated throughout the course of treatment. B. Competency to apply splints
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My Distorted Foot The Story of My Search Three years ago I was told‚ to have flat feet‚ high arches and an extra bone in my foot. Me being my curious self‚ I was wondering what this all means and what this could cause in my life? “Could I continue playing soccer?” “How long have I had this?” “Can I still do physical activities?” I already knew that I had an extra bone‚ because of the everlasting pain that it would put me in when trying shoes that were not wide enough for my foot. I also
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wear high-heeled shoes due to excess strain on back muscles‚ not sleep on their stomach‚ or smoke because smoking can cause vertebral degeneration. Medications can be used as well. Over-the-counter pain medications are used for mild pain‚ such as ibuprofen or naproxen. Narcotics are used if the over-the-counter medications do not help; these include codeine or an oxycodone-acetaminophen combination like Percocet or oxycontin. Anticonvulsant drugs can be used to treat nerve pain despite normally being
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