Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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9-1-1. The patient entered the ER by emergency vehicle and on my initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose. The girlfriend told the physician the Pt had taken 75 mg of methadone and an unknown amount of Xanex and other amounts of Benzodiazepines. On assessment‚ the doctor noticed his altered mental status and unconscious status. He had a gag reflex and responded to pain. Pt had a blood pressure of 63/41 and a 02 saturation
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Urine drug screening Factors affecting a valid specimen Urine creatinine concentration is assayed to detect diluted specimens. This can be caused by surreptitious addition of tap water or excessive fluid intake before the collection. A urine creatinine level < 1.76 mmol/L indicates a dilute specimen. A repeat specimen should be considered. The temperature of the specimen indicates if it is freshly passed. If the specimen is fresh‚ the temperature should fall in the range of 33–38°C. If
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financial troubles are also typical. - The Use of Drugs o Medical & Social Purposes and Examples o Psychoactive Drugs are drugs that alter a person’s experiences or consciousness. • Opioids also called narcaotics‚ such as opium‚ morphine‚ heroin‚ methadone‚ codeine‚ hydrocodone‚ oxycodone‚ meperidine‚ and fentanyl. Opioids relive pain‚ cause drowsiness‚ and induce euphoria • Central nervous system depressants slow down overall activity of the central nervous system‚ types in sedatives‚ xanax‚ roofies
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Methadone is associated with a higher sobriety compliance rate‚ decreased illegal substance abuse and decreased mortality. (Mattick et al‚ 2009) In conjunction with this clinic in Cork is a special antenatal clinic ran by the respective nurses and doctors
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D-The patient arrived on time for her session. The patient informed this writer that she will be viewing apartment today and is excited about it. This writer discussed the patient’s UDS result as she still tested positive for cocaine. According to the patient‚ it has nothing to do withdrawals‚ only boredom. Prior sessions‚ there were suggestions made to address her boredom; however‚ the patient reports it her addiction that is making her do it. When the patient uses‚ she feels good for the moment
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prescribed medication compliance‚ and his recovery progress. Counselor and Pt. discuss how his lack of engagement and whether he continues to use cocaine on the daily basis. Pt is current prescribed medication his “working well”. Pt. reported taking methadone in this program for 3 years. Pt. indicted that his recovery is changing for the better because he is playing more with his kids and his relationship with his wife. Pt. was reinforced for his achievement on improving his family and understanding
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was cooked improperly. But scientists have come a long way in understanding the brain circuitry involved in addiction. The research has raised hopes for medications that will quash insatiable cravings‚ not simply quench them with another drug as methadone does for heroin. Much research points to effects of the neurotransmitter dopamine as a key to addiction. The brain chemical involved in motivation‚ pleasure‚ and learning‚ dopamine helps us feel alert and excited about life. For people who don’t
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Bronx area of New York City‚ on June 25‚ 1954. Parents Juan and Celina (Baez) Sotomayor‚ who were of Puerto Rican descent‚ moved to New York City to raise the family. Sotomayor’s family functioned on a very modest income; her mother was a nurse at a methadone clinic‚ and her father was a tool-and-die worker who died when Sotomayor was only nine years old. Sotomayor’s first leanings toward the justice system began after watching an episode of the television show Perry Mason. After a prosecutor on the
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Running Head: Co-disorders of Substance Abuse Principles of Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Abstract Addiction in general‚ but opioid dependence has become a billion dollar business for the treatment industry. Heroin used to be the only widespread opioid used. The new opioid users are those who are given pain pills by their family and ER physicians. What happened to the old adages that if it hurts take an aspirin? Today’s unusual mix includes cultural differences
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