CASE 3 DETAILS - Suspicious death? What dose of drug was he likely to have consumed? One can’t be certain about the dose of drug that he likely consumed due to post mortem. However‚ we can assume it was more than 10 tablets‚ amounting to 100mg/L‚ taking to account the deceased’s blood concentration of 2mg. When was he likely to have consumed the drug? On the night‚ the deceased was found he had four tablets of temazepam located in stomach content. Given that temazepam has a half-life of 10 hours
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Levalbuterol‚ brand name XopenexⓇ‚ is classified as a beta-2 agonist that acts as a bronchodilator that relaxes the muscles in the airways and increase airflow to the lungs in patients with reversible obstructive airway disease for example asthma. XopenexⓇ is a product of by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. and was first approved for clinical use on March 11‚ 2005. Beta-2 agonists have undergone some changes in the formation of levalbuterol and albuterol which been successful in the treatment of reversible
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Bridge Hospital 35 Cromwell Crescent Glasgow G456ST Radio Page 8957 Dear Mr Green‚ I am writing in response to Enquiry 1‚ received 18/12/15‚ concerning Mr P McLachlan (CHI: 1709669921)‚ and a request for advice on interactions between enzalutamide and statins. Enzalutamide is a non-steroidal anti-androgen drug. It is a strong inducer of the CYP3A4 enzyzme1 which means that it may reduce the plasma concentration and hence the patient’s exposure to drugs metabolised by this route. Simvastatin
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How Xanax and Alcohol Interact in the Body It is so dangerous to mix Xanax and alcohol that physicians advise against drinking any alcohol‚ even if you have been prescribed Xanax and you are using it as directed. When individuals intentionally abuse this combination of substances‚ the risks are magnified for several reasons. Alcohol and Xanax are both processed by the same liver enzymes. Since both substances need the same enzyme to break them down‚ it takes longer for the body to remove Xanax
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James Larue WR 115 3-7-12 William Narrative Essay MORTORCYCLE ACCIDENT In the summer of June 2012‚ I really wanted to be adventurous and decided to get a motorcycle as an expression of free will. I enjoyed riding my motorcycle so much; I would ride it every day‚ as often as I could‚ everywhere I went. I had a Honda CBR 1100cc motorcycle for three months.
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Considering the Present Amber Bishop PSY 202 Jerry Collins 01/21/2014 Considering the Present In childhood and throughout our lives we live‚ we love‚ and we learn. These learning experiences can be either positive or negative and they can quickly be forgotten or can stay with us forever. Throughout my lifetime I have gone through my fair share of both positive and negative experiences. It is through these experiences that I have become the woman I am today. Two of these
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423wewe3 Unit 616 – Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects. kh Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to the administration of medication 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication There are several legislations in place with protocols for the administration of medication which I have listed below. The main policy re admin of drugs and storing of drugs and medicines is the
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1) Throughout the border state of Punjab‚ whether in villages or cities‚ drugs have become a scourge. Opium is prevalent‚ refined as heroin or other illegal substances. Schoolboys sometimes eat small black balls of opium paste‚ with tea‚ before classes. Synthetic drugs are popular among those too poor to afford heroin. 2) The scale of the problem‚ if impossible to quantify precisely‚ is undeniably immense and worrisome. India has one of the world’s youngest populations‚ a factor that is
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Outcome 1 1) Holistic approach means meeting the needs of the person a whole‚ not just the physical needs such as pain and discomfort. Also looking at the emotional‚ mental‚ social and spiritual needs. There are various ways of managing pain and discomfort; these may be from a medical perceptive‚ but also by self-help. Every individual has a different pain threshold and this will determine what is tolerable and what pain intervention will be needed to keep it under control. Conventional medicine
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Case Study #2- Medication Error 1. Define “overdose.” What are some symptoms of overdose and statistics? Contrast accidental and intentional overdoses. An overdose is when a dangerous dosage of a drug is ingested. Fluctuation vital signs‚ exhaustion‚ dizziness‚ and chest‚ hear‚ and lung pain are all symptoms of overdose. Prescription drugs are the largest cause of deaths from overdose. In 2005‚ out of the 22‚400 overdoses‚ 38.2% were the result of pain killers. Intentional overdose is the misuse
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