Abstract The scope of this paper focuses on Salbutamol as a drug and the mechanisms behind; 1) The drug function. 2) Development of drug resistance. 3) The clinical features of drug resistant individuals. 4) How to diagnose them. 5) Management of these patients. Salbutamol resistance Salbutamol is a beta 2 adrenergic receptor agonist that is short acting and used in the management of conditions that cause bronchospasms/bronchoconstriction. These conditions mainly include
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Case Study: COPD Exacerbation Jeffrey Sherman Due Date: January 16‚ 2012 Wayland Baptist University Adult Health II COPD Exacerbation The purpose of this paper is to discuss an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its effect on my patient‚ Mr. HS‚ a 78 year old male. In this paper we will look at the various facets in the disease process including its incidence‚ pathophysiology‚ presenting complaints‚ analysis of his clinical presentation‚ and discuss treatment
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Legionnaires Disease: A Case Study Melinda Cramer Am J Crit Care 2003;12:234-238 © 2003 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Published online http://www.ajcconline.org Personal use only. For copyright permission information: http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/cgi/external_ref?link_type=PERMISSIONDIRECT Subscription Information http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/subscriptions/ Information for authors http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/misc/ifora.xhtml Submit a manuscript http://www.editorialmanager.com/ajcc
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Unit 39- Support Use of Medication in Social care Settings A)1.1 The Medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor. According to the law (The Medicines Act 1968) medicines can be given by a third party‚ e.g. a suitably-trained care worker‚ to the person that they were intended
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become one of the major leading causes of mortality worldwide and the prevalence has increased in the last decades (Konstantikaki et al.‚ 2011‚p. 275; Macedo & Usmani 2009‚p. 39). A report compiled by WHO described COPD will be the third leading of mortality rate in the world by 2020 ( Jain‚ Rohan‚ Sharma & Thakkar 2011‚p.258; Macedo & Usmani 2009. p. 39.It has become a serious economic and social burden in individual‚ family and society/ ( Konstantikaki
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTIONS Introductions: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BPL) has been the leader in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Market since its inception in 1979. Over the last decade BPL actually rose to a new standard–moving beyond manufacturing quality medicines to win mindshare of patients‚ physicians‚ shareholders‚ business partners‚ and communities where they work and live. BPL is the pioneer in introducing medical service activities: publishing a full-fledged medical newsletter regularly
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http://www.yourpediatrician.com/BecomingAPed.htm Pediatrician Pediatricians are doctors who work predominantly with children by treating illnesses and injuries‚ tracking growth and looking out for health problems that commonly affect children. Being a pediatrician requires eight years of school‚ a residency and a license. Workplace 1.1 General Environment Pediatricians work indoors in places that are well lit and comfortable. Most pediatricians‚ almost 40 percent‚ practiced in a suburban environment
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Part A This portfolio entry requires an assessment and care plan to be presented incorporating the nursing process based on a client that I assisted in the care of during my clinical placement. The patient on which the care plan will be assessed will be a 72 year old female‚ May Watters who I assisted in the care of during clinical placement in the Emergency Department (ED). May Watters is a pseudo name to ensure confidentiality to An Bord Analtrais standards (ABA 2000). May was brought in by
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[pic] A Report on The Training and Development section of Corporate Human Resource Department of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Submitted by- Mahmuda Rahman ID#082011089 Tahmina Akter ID#082011063 Khalika Aktar ID#082011041 Rezwana Ferdous ID#082011058 Riva Afros ID#082011076 Submitted to- Farhana Rashid Assistant Professor ULAB School of Business University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Date- 18 August 2010 Acknowledgement We are very grateful to our course (Human
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study: Financial performance is a subjective measure of how well a firm can use assets from its primary mode of business and generate revenues. This term is also used as a general measure of a firm ’s overall financial health over a given period of time‚ and can be used to compare similar firms across the same industry or to compare industries or sectors in aggregation. There are many different
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