cholerae. It has a short incubation period‚ from less than one day to five days‚ and produces an enterotoxin that causes a copious‚ painless‚ watery diarrhoea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly given. Vomiting also occurs in most patients. Symptoms and diagnosis Rapid heart rate.Loss of skin elasticity (the ability to return to original position quickly
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NURSING 206 FAMILY HEALTH NURSING LABOR & DELIVERY STUDY GUIDE Identify the four stages of labor and nursing interventions appropriate for each stage. 1st Stage (3.5) The first stage is from the onset of regular uterine contractions to full effacement and dilation of the cervix. It is much longer than the second and third stages combined. Parity is a strong factor in the length of the first stage. Full dilation may occur in less than 1 hour in a woman who has had a lot of pregnancies
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Class | Drugs | MOA | Indications | Contraindications | Drug Effects/Interactions | Adverse Rxns | Unique | Beta1 Adrenergic Sympathomimetics | Dopamine/Intropin (neurotransmitter/catecholemine) | * Dopamin is the only receptor to stimulate these site * A precursor in synthesis of NE * Action: Beta agonist/alpha agonist- dose dependentDopaminergic | * Dilate renal blood vessels‚ brain‚ mesentery and heart vessels increased blood flow * Stimulate alpha/beta receptors/vasoconstrictor
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days or weeks after the injury happens. One of the mildest forms of a TBI is concussion. Concussions can cause headaches‚ nausea‚ neck pain‚ dizziness‚ ringing in the ears‚ and extreme tiredness. Some people who have a moderate to severe will have these symptoms along with others which include: a headache that gets worse and doesn’t go away‚ repeating vomiting and or nausea. More symptoms include convulsions and or seizures‚ inability to wake up after falling asleep‚ slurred speech‚ weakness and
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Effects of Codeine on the Human Body Codeine is mainly used as a pain reliever‚ but is also used for the relief of a non-productive cough‚ and as an anti-diarrheal agent. 120mg of codeine administered SC (subcutaneously‚ injected under the skin) provides pain relief equal to 10mg of morphine administered by the same route. Doses used to relieve cough or diarrhea range from 5mg to 30mg. Codeine is absorbed quickly from the GI tract and it’s first pass through the liver results in very little loss
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Wicks Take Home Exam Chapters 23 & 24 100 points Due April 8 Critical Thinking Clinical Questions Sami has been hospitalized with acute gastritis. Her symptoms were epigastric pressure (just above the stomach)‚ headache‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. She revealed that she had been suffering back pain and drank four shots of gin and took three aspirin to "kill the pain." What led the physician to make this diagnosis‚ and what may have caused the sudden attack? 2) A woman is brought
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Vitamins: Is it a Good or a Bad Diet? A Risk or a Benefit? In 2006‚ over ninety percent of Canadians are relying on vitamins for their daily diets. Many Canadian families have been spending at least 1.8 billion dollars and American families spent 22.5 billion dollars on vitamins‚ according to the Nutrition Business Journal (Montreal Gazette). Nutritionist believe that taking more vitamins than needed is not the best way to help the body to become stronger and healthier‚ exercise is always the
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bleeding Increased production of lipoproteins Increased production of lipoproteins Increased pressure on the abdomen Increased pressure on the abdomen Necrosis of hepatocyte Necrosis of hepatocyte Nausea‚ vomiting‚ Pernicious anemia Nausea‚ vomiting‚ Pernicious anemia Hyperlipidemia Hyperlipidemia Protrusion of the upper part of the stomach Protrusion of the upper part of the
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Medical marijuana is a form of marijuana that is given to people who need or use marijuana for medical reasons. Medical marijuana is illegal in some states of America‚ or legal with rules to it. Medical marijuana is used to treat several serious illnesses‚ behaviors‚ and disabilities of people all around the world. It is less harmful than alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and some pharmaceuticals. There are some myths about marijuana that people believe are true. Medical marijuana should be legalized in every
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Abstract: Diarrhea usually develops suddenly and may last from several hours to a few days. It is often accompanied by abdominal pains‚ low fever‚ nausea and vomiting. Diarrhea is a common symptoms of “gastrointestinal”. This investigatory project shows that we can produce diarrhea medicine without spending much money‚ time and effort. This investigatory help to save the money of patient suffering from diarrhea instead of buying expensive commercialized medicine. It has no side effects because
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