Smoking‚ high triglyceride levels‚ elevated calcium levels‚ abdominal injury‚ viral diseases‚ and genetic predispositions among other causes are also known causes of acute pancreatitis. (American College of Gastroenterology‚ 2016) Abdominal pain‚ nausea‚ and vomiting are symptoms of acute pancreatitis. The abdominal pain is usually in the epigastric region radiating to the back. This is accompanied by elevated serum levels of amylase‚ lipase‚ or both and by radiographic evidence of pancreatic inflammation
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AZITHROMYCINE Generic name: Azithromycin Trade (Brand) names: Zithromax • Canadian trade name: Apo-Azithromycin Available forms: • Injection: 500 mg • Powder for oral suspension: 100mg/5 ml‚ 200mg/5ml; 1‚000 mg/Packet • Tablets: 250 mg‚ 500 mg‚ 600 mg Drug classification: • Pharmacoterapeutic: Macrolide • Clinical: Antibiotic Action: Azithromycin prevents bacteria from growing by interfering with their protein synthesis. Azithromycin binds to the
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one has ever died from an overdose‚ and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications: Relief from nausea and increase of appetite; Reduction of eye pressure; Reduction of muscle spasms; Relief from mild to moderate chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea‚ vomiting‚ and loss of appetite caused by the ailment itself and by treatment with AZT and other drugs. Glaucoma
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cancer (n ¼ 6 patients)‚ and pancreatic cancer (n ¼ 3 patients)‚ received _1 dose of study drug. Nausea‚ vomiting‚ and diarrhea were the principal dose-limiting toxicities and led to the maximum tolerated doses of 1.3 mg/m2 bortezomib and 125 mg/m2 irinotecan. The most common grade _3 bortezomib-related nonhematologic adverse events were fatigue (n ¼ 5 episodes)‚ diarrhea (n ¼ 4 episodes)‚ and nausea (n ¼ 4 episodes). grade _3 bortezomib-related hematologic adverse events included neutropenia
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Faculty of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences NBNS3504 NBNS3504 RENAL RENAL NURSING NURSING Faculty of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences TOPIC TOPIC 1 1 ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT OF OF RENAL RENAL NURSING NURSING Mar 14‚ 2015 NBNS3504 2 Faculty of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Topic Topic 1: 1: Learning Learning Outcomes Outcomes By the end of this topic you should be able to: • discuss the structure and main functions of the kidney • explain the basic renal process of filtration re-absorption
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including capsules‚ tablets‚ syrups‚ solutions and suppositories. Opiates are habit -forming drugs that dull the senses‚ relieve pain and induce sleep. They tend to relax the user. Some other initial and unpleasant effects include restlessness‚ nausea and vomiting. Sometimes when taking to much of the medication it can cause the person to have very labored breathing. Opiates can launch a wave of intense pleasure followed by a a few hours of feeling of peace as the high. As for the low of the drug it
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sequence‚ its match was very similar to that of Neisseria meningitis. After researching the symptoms of the disease‚ the symptoms it has on its victims are almost completely identical to that of Sue’s. Meningitis causes fever‚ severe headache‚ vomiting‚ nausea‚ Muscle pain‚ and sleepiness or confusion. Those symptoms match those of Sue and those around her that I believe she has
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intoxicated usually overlook and disregard the negative consequences of their actions‚ and the effects on victims and their families. When alcohol is consumed it affects the body immediately. With heavy consumption‚ many people experience nausea and vomiting because alcohol irritates the stomach lining. One of the most dangerous short-term effects is that many people who are intoxicated don’t think they are impaired. Their false confidence leads them to think they can drink and drive safely‚ when
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of these symptoms: fever‚ headache‚ muscle aches‚ mainly in your back and knees‚ vomiting and/or nausea‚ loss of appetite‚ dizziness‚ and red eyes‚ face‚ or tongue. Now usually these signs are gone in a couple of days but‚ some people keep the acute phase and follow on to the more toxic phase. The toxic phase includes symptoms such as: yellowing of the skin‚ jaundice (yellowing of the eyes)‚ abdominal pain and vomiting (sometimes with blood)‚ slowness of the heart rate‚ liver and kidney failure‚ delirium
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and 36 hours after the toxin gets into your body. Signs and symptoms of food-borne and wound botulism include: difficulty swallowing or speaking‚ facial weakness on both sides of the face‚ blurred vision‚ drooping eyelids‚ trouble breathing‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ abdominal cramps‚ and paralysis. Certain signs and symptoms usually aren ’t present with botulism‚ including no elevation
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