Michele Sanchez ENC1101 Professor Goldberg December 15‚ 2014 Legalization of Medical Marijuana My father is a diabetic and is currently a medical marijuana patient in California due to his poor eating habits. He was prescribed medical marijuana to lower and control his insulin level. In a multicenter collaboration‚ researchers found that regular marijuana use was associated with better blood sugar control in diabetics‚ according to an Elsevier press release (Rizk‚ par.2). The team was able to
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infected person‚ touching contaminated surfaces and contaminated food and water. It causes your intestines or stomach to get inflamed. Its symptoms include diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ nausea and stomach pain. There is no medicine to treat this virus. You just need to drink plenty of fluids so that you won’t be dehydrated‚ which caused by vomiting and
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Introduction AG is 50yo female with a history of Sclerosing Mesenteritits‚ diabetes‚ hypothyroidism‚ smoking and alcohol abuse. She was admitted on 1-27-12 for severe abdominal pain along with nausea and vomiting. CT scan of the abdomen revealed a massive gastric dilation and thickening of the duodenal wall leading to occlusion of the duodenal lumen. I met AG on 2-23-12 when she was three weeks post-operative (post-op)‚ gastrojejunostomy‚ resection of the pancreatic head mass biopsy‚ and
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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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Pathophysiology M.J. is an obese (BMI of 36.5) 36-year-old woman seen in her primary care physician’s office after suffering from a weekend of nausea‚ vomiting‚ and diarrhea. She is slightly febrile‚ complains of feeling dizzy when going from a sitting to a standing position‚ and remains nauseated. She has not vomited or had any loose stools since the previous evening. According to the history provided‚ she did not keep any food or liquids down for more than 48 hours. Based on initial clinical observations
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