My patient injected Opana and possible Clorox. The intravenous drugs use increase her chances of getting cellulitis. The injury to her skin comes from the needle enter the skin and leaving opening for the bacteria to enter. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cellulitis/basics/preparing-for-your-appointment/con-20023471
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INTRODUCTION The word "anesthesia"‚ coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes‚ Sr. (1809–1894) in 1846 from the Greek αν-‚ an-‚ "without"; and aisthēsis‚ "sensation")‚ refers to the inhibition of sensation. An anesthetic (American English) (or anaesthetic‚ (Commonwealth English)) is a drug that causes anesthesia—reversible loss of sensation. They contrast with analgesics (painkillers)‚ which relieve pain without eliminating sensation. These drugs are generally administered to facilitate surgery. A wide
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REVIEW-NARRATIVE Management of Ischemic Stroke: Part 1. Emergency Room Management Christine Lu-Emerson‚ MD 1 David Likosky‚ MD 2‚3 Alpesh Amin‚ MD‚ MBA‚ FACP 4 David Tirschwell‚ MD‚ MSc 1‚5 1 Department of Neurology‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 2 Stroke Center‚ Evergreen Hospital Medical Center‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 3 Clinical Faculty‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 4 Department of Medicine‚ Hospitalist Program
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The Ugly Truth Behind Heroin Addiction Tiffany Lawrence Liberty University Abstract This paper is to bring awareness to the addiction of heroin. It discusses the illegal‚ and highly addictive drug that is currently most abused most rapidly acting of the opiates. The immediate effects of heroin use‚ how rapid the dug enters the brain and binds to the opioid receptors will also be discussed. Heroin is very addictive because it enters the brain hastily. The abuser will show signs of drowsiness
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BACKGROUND OF HEALTH FACILTY (LA GENERAL HOSPITAL) La General Hospital was established in the year 1963 and accredited to a District Hospital status in the year 2004. It is the only government Health Institution overseeing the work of both Private and Quasi government Hospitals in the Sub-Metro. The La Sub-Metropolitan District is the politician name given to the following sub-metropolitan districts. (La‚ Teshie). A new municipality called Ledzokuku-Krowor was carved out of the Kpeshie sub metro
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The Future of Pharmacy Latasha Cameron HCP/210 May 15‚ 2010 Victoria McGhee The Future of Pharmacy Pharmacy practice has gone through many amazing changes as American society transitioned through agriculture‚ industrial‚ and information ages. Now as we go into conventional ages there are a few questions that one must ask‚ “Where does one see pharmacy practice going in the future”? And “In what timeframe does one see things changing”? And “How might those changes effect society”? My personal
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Necrotizing Fasciitis is a very rare bacterial skin infection and also goes by flesh-eating bacteria‚ Necrotizing means causing the death of tissues and fascia is a sheet of connective tissues beneath the skin that surround muscles‚ nerves‚ fat‚ and blood vessels and is often associated with sepsis or widespread organ failure. Necrotizing Fasciitis can be caused by more than one type of bacteria‚ which can lead to a polymicrobial infection which is the presence of several species of microorganisms
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How to Differentiate Between Acidosis and Alkalosis Instructions 1. * 1 First differentiate between the respiratory and metabolic. The respiratory one has to do with breathing in and out (that is ventilation) while the metabolic has to do with processes inside the body. * 2 Know what each one is: Respiratory Respiratory acidosis happens when a person is hypoventilating. In this case their respiration is depressed and so they are retaining carbon dioxide leading to acidosis
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Dengue Virus Notes. Wikipedia: The dengue virus (DENV) in one of four serotypes and the cause of dengue fever. All four serotypes can cause the full spectrum of disease. It is a mosquito-borne‚ single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. Its genome is about 11000 bases that codes for three structural proteins‚ capsid protein C‚ membrane protein M‚ envelope protein E; seven nonstructural proteins‚ NS1‚ NS2a‚ NS2b‚ NS3‚ NS4a‚ NS4b‚ NS5; and short non-coding
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been believed to have affected approximately 12 million people. 90% of these cases are in the developing world and affects between 700‚000 – 1.6 million pregnancies a year which results in stillbirths and congential syphilis. Rates are higher in intravenous drug users and are also infected with HIV which can make the disease worse. Syphilis is six times higher in the male population than in the females and African Americans have accounted for more than half of these cases as of 2010. Treatment of
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