The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana Latrease Brown March 14‚ 2011 In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others
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Pain management comparison in orthopaedics- patient controlled analgesia vs. femoral nerve blocks Picot question In adult patients with total hip or knee replacements‚ how effective is patient controlled analgesia pain management compared to femoral nerve block in controlling post operative pain within the first 24 hours after surgery? Importance to the science of nursing Major knee or total hip surgery is associated with severe postoperative pain
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causing a disruption in the breakdown of the neurotransmitter‚ acetylcholine. The accumulation of acetylcholine and the concentration gradient of the toxin are factors that affect the range of possible symptoms. Mild poisonings include nausea‚ blurred vision‚ vomiting‚ and salivation. Paralysis and chest discomfort are moderate symptoms. Severe symptoms result in unconsciousness‚ convulsions‚ bronchial constriction‚ coma‚ and death (Fishel 2009). Atropine is the antidote administered by intramuscular
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Concept Map West Coast University B.S. is an 81 year old Caucasian female presenting with abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ nausea and vomiting in the emergency room on February 3‚ 2013. B.S. has a history of glaucoma‚ hypothyroidism‚ degenerative arthritis and diverticulosis. She has allergies to iodine and vicodin. B.S. is admitted for diverticulitis with possible partial bowel obstruction and hydronephrosis. B.S. was admitted on February 3‚ 2013 here at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Pathophysiology:
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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De La Salle University Medical Center Case Protocol: COMPARISON OF THE POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIC EFFECTS OF INTRATHECAL MORPHINE AND TRAMADOL IN PATIENTS AGED 18-50 YEARS OLD AFTER LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERY AT DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER‚ A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY Submitted to the Department of Anesthesiology De La Salle University Medical Center In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
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ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract‚ involving both the stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water. The inflammation is caused most often by an infection from certain viruses or less often by bacteria‚ their toxins‚ parasites‚ or an adverse reaction to something in the diet or medication. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The GIT is composed of two general parts‚ the main
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dysuria. Patient admits she gets bacterial and yeast infections easily‚ especially if her husband does not perform proper genital hygiene before intercourse. She denies having intercourse since symptoms started. Patient denies fever‚ chills‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ pelvic pain‚ urinary urgency or frequency and hematuria. She also denies vaginal bleeding‚ genital lesions‚ erythema and irregular menses. Patient states she has not tried taking any over-the-counter creams or ointments to relieve symptoms as
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|ANOKA RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MEDICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CARD | | | |Medical Diagnosis‚ Chronic Illnesses: Appendicitis / Appendectomy
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bacterium is the causative agent of typhoid fever. Although typhoid fever is not widespread in the United States‚ it is very common in under-developed countries‚ and causes a serious‚ often fatal disease. The symptoms of typhoid fever include nausea‚ vomiting‚ fever and death. Unlike the other Salmonella discussed below‚ S. Typhi can only infect humans‚ and no other host has
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