Diploma in Health & Social Care Optional Units – Medication (Administering and Effect Monitoring) Unit 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedure relevant to administration of medication. Current Legislation Mental Capacity Act 2005 – provides a legal framework to empower and protect people who may lack the capacity to make some decisions for themselves. Health and Social care act 2008 sec 13 – regulations 2010 states ‘ the registered person must protect service users against
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ANTI-INFECTIVES Anti-infective agents are drugs that are designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that have invaded and infected the body of a human host. Ideally‚ these drugs would be toxic to the infecting organisms only and would have no effect on the host (or human) cells. OVERVIEW • Antimicrobial therapy (often termed “antibiotic therapy”) is the use of medications to treat infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi. • Antimicrobial must use selective toxicity to kill
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Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble Vitamins Fat and Water-Soluble Vitamins The vitamin classification is defined as water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamins are an important part of our diet‚ as they help with bodily functions and provide defense mechanisms for our immune system. You only need very small quantities but if you don ’t get enough your body cannot function optimally. Severe deficiencies cause debilitating diseases but even marginal intakes can cause subtle changes
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regulates and keeps healthy bones and teeth. * It aids skin and is well-known as necessary for the reproductive process for both males and females. | Blindness at Night‚ xerophthalmia‚ poor growth‚ dry skin‚ shrink immune system functioning | Nausea and vomiting‚ headaches‚ bone pain and fractures‚ hair loss‚ liver damage‚ interference with vitamin K absorption. | Vitamin D | * It absorbs calcium and phosphorus. * It maintains normal blood calcium. * It is also known for the calcification
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Bacterial Contamination April 15‚ 2013 Bacteria Contamination The definition of bacterial contamination is food contamination refers to foods that are spoiled or tainted because they either contain microorganisms‚ such as bacteria or parasites‚ or toxic substances that make them unfit for consumption This is very serious and people should take more precaution‚ food contamination is a serious because it results in foodborne diseases that each year affect an estimated seventy-six million
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Around the 19th century‚ experimental procedures and instruments were created to explore and observe the gastrointestinal tract and other orifices. After many attempts and a century later‚ medical advances in technology has improved the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure where little discomfort is experienced and the procedure is non-invasive. When performing a gastrointestinal endoscopy the following are taken into consideration: preparation for the exam‚ reasons for the exam‚ and risk factors
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incapacity of the human body to digest the disaccharide sugar molecule‚ lactose. Lactose is a common carbohydrate found primarily in milk and associated dairy products. This widely known gastrointestinal disorder is typified by symptoms like nausea & vomiting‚ bloating‚ flatulence‚ abdominal pain and even diarrhoea. Lactose intolerance is a non-fatal disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It is simply a nuisance and relatively harmless in and of itself. However‚ it might be indicative of much worse
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caffeine intoxication can lead to heart palpitations‚ hypertension‚ nausea and vomiting‚ convulsions‚ psychosis‚ and in rare cases‚ death (WHO Regional Office in Europe‚ Caffeine should be limited in energy drinks‚ says WHO research‚ Life‚ Health‚ and Wellbeing). There are several cases in the United
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Some common symptoms caused by this illness includes: headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ blurred vision‚ balance problems‚ personality or behavior changes‚ seizures‚ drowsiness‚ or even coma. Headaches caused by brain tumors tend to get worse over time as the tumor grows and grows. As for seizures‚ it is calculated that about half
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What You Need to Know About Radiation Therapy‚ Teen WHAT IS RADIATION THERAPY? Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high-energy waves of radiation to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. These waves are like fast-moving X-rays. The rays are strong enough to destroy unhealthy cells. In radiation therapy‚ the radiation may be delivered from outside your body or from a source of radiation that is put inside your body. External radiation is usually used‚ though you may have both
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