Green-top Guideline No. 7 October 2010 Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Antenatal Corticosteroids to Reduce Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality This is the fourth edition of this guideline‚ which was previously published in April 1996‚ December 1999 and February 2004.The previous guideline was entitled Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome. 1. Purpose and scope The aim of this guideline is to provide up-to-date information
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Introduction: This essay will look at an ethical dilemma encountered in clinical practice while working as a clinical research nurse as part of a lung cancer research team. This essay will give a background to the subject area‚ look at the potential impact of this dilemma on clinical research and identify evidence based potential solutions to the dilemma. Methods of implementing the potential solutions into practice will then be outlined. The NMC (2008‚ p. 6) Code of Conduct states that as a nurse
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Name of diseases | antibiotics | pharmacokinetics | Mechanism of action | Listeriosis and e.coli enteritis | AmpicillinGentamicin | Half-Life: 1-1.8 hrProtein Bound: 15-25%Absorption: oral 50%Distribution: bile‚ blister & tissue fluids‚ CSF with inflamed meningesMetabolism: liverExcretion: urineHalf-Life: 2-3 hr (NRF)Protein Bound: <30%Peak Plasma Time: IM 30-90 min; IV 30 min after 30 min infusionDistribution: crosses placenta‚ relative diffusion from blood into CSF: minimal even with
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Pharmacophore development for identification of anti-lung cancer drugs Pharmacophore development for identification of anti-lung cancer drugs Sadia Abbasi a‚*‚ Shanila Emmanuel a‚ Muhammad Haseeba‚ Aftab Khalil a‚ Saima Kulsoom b‚ Hamid Rashid a‚ Raisa Bano a a b Department of Bioinformatics‚ Mohammad Ali Jinnah University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan Department of Chemistry‚ Quiad-e-Azam University‚ Pakistan Lung cancer is one particular type of cancer that is more deadly and common than
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Gingivitis The longer plaque and tartar are on teeth‚ the more harmful they become. The bacteria cause inflammation of the gums that is called "gingivitis." In gingivitis‚ the gums become red‚ swollen and can bleed easily. Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease that can usually be reversed with daily brushing and flossing‚ and regular cleaning by a dentist or dental hygienist. This form of gum disease does not include any loss of bone and tissue that hold teeth in place. [pic]Back to top
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CASE STUDY ON FUTURE SCOPE OF NANOROBOTICS IN MEDICAL FIELD 2 3 Keshav kumar EE Pawan Garg EC‚ Prince kumar Teli E 1 2 3 kumarkeshavee@gmail.com pawangarg14690@gmail.com Princekumart9@gmail.com‚ Institute of Technology &Management‚ Bhilwara 1 ABSTRACT Nanorobotics‚ just as with all nanotechnology is still in very early stages of development and as such is largely based within electronic engineering and physics and concerns micromachining‚ microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)and Scanning Probe Microscopy
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central nervous system (CNS) depressants‚ capable of producing all degrees of depression from mild sedation and hypnosis to general anesthesia‚ deep coma and death. The extent of CNS depression varies with the route of administration‚ dose and pharmacokinetic characteristics of the particular barbiturate. Patient specific factors such as age‚ physical or emotional state and the concomitant use of other drugs will also affect response. The mechanism of action of barbiturates is not completely known
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The Controversy On Treatment For Insomnia: Therapy or Medication? PSY101: Introduction to Psychology Instructor: Tolanda Marin January 20‚ 2014 I can ’t sleep; I lay their awake for hours at time‚ my workday just drag on without being able to accomplish my work in a timely manor. My boss doesn ’t know and the lack of sleep is going to get me a poor review. I want to go out tonight but I’m just too tired‚ I need to sleep. This is the effect of insomnia‚ statements like these cause people
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Prevalence of clarithromycin resistance in H.pylori patients with failure of treatment Introduction; The H.pylori is a gram negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach has a high prevalence; more than 50 percent of the global population has H.pylori. It’s influenced by geography‚ age‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ although it is decreasing in the developed world‚ it remains high in the developing world as there is less proper sanitation and hygiene‚ crowdedness‚ lack of safe water supply
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COAGULATION AND THROMBI Haemostasis‚ the physiological response to vascular injury‚ results in the formation of a haemostatic plug that prevents blood loss. Under normal conditions‚ factors that promote blood coagulation are balanced by those that inhibit it. Pathologic thrombosis occurs when procoagulant stimuli overwhelm natural anticoagulant and fibrinolytic systems. Venous thrombi‚ which form under low shear conditions‚ are predominantly composed of fibrin and red cells. Thrombi may develop
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