Graded Discussion 2.1: Medication Effects (Study Guide Case Study‚ p. 18) Greg Wilson‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure. His physician has ordered an antibiotic for the pneumonia and he takes digoxin every day. As the health care provider‚ which question would you ask first before administering his antibiotic? Why is the first dose of the antibiotic twice as much as the maintenance dose? Which variables may slow his metabolism and excretion
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A capital improvement Betty could implement is leasing out a portion of her land to existing or future Alpaca owners. If Betty does not have a mortgage on her property‚ leasing out a portion of her land would generate immediate income. For instance‚ let’s say Betty owns five acres of land and decides to lease out one acre for a rental rate of $1‚000.00 a month. This additional income would yield $12‚000 annually. Betty could use a portion of this money to reinvest into her business while receiving
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CU2624 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Act 1968 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use‚ which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines. The Act defines three categories of medicine: prescription only medicines)‚ which are available only from a pharmacist if prescribed by an appropriate practitioner; pharmacy medicines
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Everyone who works in the medical profession has heard the word pharmacology‚ but what does this word really mean? According to Oxford dictionary (2003)‚ “Pharmacology deals with all aspects of the actions of drugs on living tissues‚ particularly their effects on man.” To me pharmacology stands for the study and effects of all medication. It includes benefits and reasons why certain medication should be prescribed. It also includes certain side effects of medications and what medical staff and
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Many people have different jobs but I have chosen two careers out of thousands of jobs that will fascinate you. Mrs. Zchau talked and demonstrated the requirements to get into a four year universities and city colleges. Also she talked about how many colleges there are in California. You need four years of English‚ three years of math‚ three years of a foreign language‚ and one year of arts. Many colleges have different majors that you can go to. There are also scholarships for people that can afford
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Pharmacology is commonly used to deal with mental health disorders. There are benefits and disadvantages in using medications to treat mental health disorders and there is a lot of controversy surrounding this subject. Although pharmacology can be an effective form of treatment for some situations‚ it is not always the perfect solution for every case. It is important to be informed and educated about all aspects of a medication before beginning one. In order for a medication to be effective it
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Case Study #2 Ambar Alvarez California State University – San Marcos NURS 312 Pharmacology and Pathophysiology Alham Abuatiq. PhD. MSN.RN July 30‚ 2017 Case Study# 2 1. Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that involves dysfunction of the cardiac muscle‚ it occurs with “any of disorders that damage or overwork the heart muscle” (Karch‚ 2017 p.751). Some of the disorders that may lead to HF are: coronary artery disease‚ cardiomyopathy‚ hypertension‚ and valvular heart disease (Karch‚ 2017).
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Personal Statement Paragraph 1 I have a powerful interest in studying science-based subjects as this has given me a small insight into the large world of the millions of different diseases out there. I believe by studying pharmacology in a university will allow me to enhance my knowledge of the science behind drug discovery‚ production of drugs and how patients react to the medicines that they intake. I am strongly intrigued by chemistry as during school it gave me a basic understanding of how chemicals
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WEEK 1 GEN Adverse reactions for drugs occur because: No drug has only one receptor it binds to. A drug that occupies and "turns on" a receptor is an: agonist Before marketing a new drug‚ the drug company asks the FDA to approve its choice of: trade name The time between when a drug response is observable and when there is no longer an observable drug effect is called the duration of action This term refers to how much of a drug must be given to see a desired response potency
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Drug discovery is a process in medicine and pharmacology where a drug is discovered and designed. In the past drug discovery was very different to the current form‚ previously active ingredients were used to tackle illnesses. Nowadays more detailed research on diseases has been pursued‚ details such as what the genes are coding or what protein is involved‚ therefore are allowing the designing of drugs to target specific sites to act on the disease. Once detailed information of the disease has been
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