EXAM 2 Study Guide PSCI 3315 (Spring 2012) Anesthetics From a list of anesthetics‚ be able to pick out the general anesthetics and the local ones General Inhaled:desflurane Sevoflurane Isoflurane Enflurane Halothane Methoxyflurane a. IV i. Dizzepam ii. Loraepam iii. Midazolam (drug of choice for IV) Local anesthetics (esters and amides) End in –caine (lidocaine‚ buplvacaine‚ procaine‚ cocaine) Be familiar with the potential adverse effects of general and local anesthetics Local:
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experience symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea‚ which develop from these types of infections or irritations believe they have food poisoning‚ and they indeed have a food-borne illness. • The severity of gastroenteritis depends on the immune system’s ability to resist and fight the infection. Electrolytes‚ especially sodium and potassium may be lost if the client continue to vomit and experience diarrhea. • Most people recover easily from a short course of vomiting and diarrhea by drinking
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Sylvite • Halite 2. What are the therapeutic uses of potassium chloride? -drug used to maintain or restore potassium levels in patients with potassium deficiency‚ which can cause such problems as thirst‚ fatigue‚ low blood pressure‚ muscle cramps‚ nausea‚ and irregular heartbeat. Some diuretics (medications that increase urination) and heart drugs‚ as well as certain diseases‚ can cause potassium deficiency. Potassium chloride works by controlling the body’s water balance and regulating such processes
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Background: The preoperative period is stressful in the paediatric patients; oral premedications make the experience of anaesthesia and surgery more pleasant and less traumatic. Aim: To evaluate & compare the effects of midazolam and clonidine as oral premedicant for sedation‚ ease of parental separation‚ facemask acceptance at the time of induction of anaesthesia‚ hemodynamic stability‚ postoperative recovery and complications. Material and methods: Total fifty children of either gender belonging
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Treatment usually requires hospitalization for at least a few days. Mild pancreatitis usually resolves with simple supportive care; which entails monitoring‚ drugs to control pain‚ and intravenous fluids. Patients are often kept NPO until nausea and vomiting have decreased. Moderate to severe pancreatitis requires more extensive monitoring and supportive care in an ICU (Mayo Clinic‚ n.d.). Severe pancreatitis can lead to potentially life-threatening complications. Treatments: Intravenous
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Cancer Diagnosis‚ Staging and Treatment Cancer is a term used to describe diseases in which there is an uncontrolled division and growth of abnormal cells‚ which have the capacity to invade other body tissues (National Cancer Institute). Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality; from 2006-2010‚ the incidence rate of all cancers in the US was 463 per 100‚000 per year‚ with mortality being 176 per 100‚000 (National Cancer Institute). This makes cancers the second leading cause of death
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INTRODUCTION It is estimated that about three Percent of the world’s population carries the hepatitis virus. Viruses reproduce with the help of the host cell‚ they don’t contain ribosomes‚ cytoplasm and membrane-surrounded organelles. Hepatitis is caused by infected blood‚ similar to the HIV virus. There are at least six different hepatitis viruses: A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F. However‚ I am going to focus mainly on the most common types (A‚ B and C). Type C is the riskiest virus. It leads to liver cirrhosis
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Introduction Fundamentally cancer occurs from accumulated mutations in the genes which control cell proliferation and differentiation (Croce‚ 2008). Normal cells slowly and systemically replace dead ones via cell cycle consisting of growing‚ dividing‚ and dying phases‚ whereas cancer cells keep reproducing‚ and do not surrender to signals from body control (Cancer Research UK‚ 2010). Cancerous cells could invade nearby tissues‚ and even spread to other organs through lymph nodes or blood vessels
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causes‚ symptoms‚ or the definition to really diagnose their headaches as this. I wanted to first provide the definition of a migraine‚ which is “A medical condition that causes intermittent attacks of headaches‚ and is associated with nausea and/or vomiting and sensitivity to light‚ sound‚ or smells.” Migraines specifically are thought to be known as a “bad headache”‚ but it actually just a symptom of a Migraine. There are also two main types of migraines‚ which are migraines without aura
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Mahdi is a very pleasant 56-year-old man who presents to the oncology clinic for evaluation and treatment of a stage IV adenocarcinoma of the stomach. In 12/2016‚ patient developed abdominal pain associated with eating‚ early satiety‚ and nausea and vomiting. He was brought to an ED for further evaluation and was diagnosed with a peptic ulcer and placed on acid blocking agents. In 01/2017‚ he was seen by gastroenterology and underwent an upper endoscopy which revealed a 6-8 cm mass in the lower
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