Case Study Your patient is a 75 year old male admitted through the Emergency Room w/ cough‚ SOB and fever‚ Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2‚ Gout‚ chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage (metformin) 500mg OD Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg daily
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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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CC: "Stuffy nose and watery eyes for the past one week" 59 year old male present to office Nasal congestion‚ clear rhinorrhea‚ and frequent sneezing that started about one week ago. Two days ago started experiencing itchy and watery eyes. Denied any fever and cough. . He stated treated with Benadryl but no improvement. He denies any known sick contacts recently. He denies any recent travel. He currently is a non-smoker but did smoke a pack a day for approximately 10 years prior to quitting 10
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References: Jenkins‚ G.‚ Kemnitz‚ C.‚ & Tortoa‚ G. (2010). Anatomy and Physiology from Science to Life second edition. Hoboken‚ NJ: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Lilley‚ L.‚ Rainforth-Collins‚ S.‚ Harrington‚ S.‚ & Snyder‚ J. (2011). Pharmacology and the nursing process. (6th ed.). St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby Elsevier. Potter‚ P. A.‚ & Perry‚ A. G. (2009). Fundamentals of Nursing seventh edition. St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby Elsevier. Skidmore‚ L. (2011). Mosby’s drug guide for nurses. (9th ed.). St.
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Calculations Please remember this is about 1/3 of the pharmacology exam. It may be beneficial for you to practice calculations and/or review a nursing math book to help prep. You may not have used all the calculation methods recently. Questions may include one or more type of calculation. Tips: 1. READ CAREFULLY. Always be sure you know what the end result should be (mg‚ pills‚ ml‚ etc.). This can help you select the correct formula and eliminate unnecessary information. 2. Double (and triple)
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Case Study: Mrs A is a 71 year old widow with CCF and osteoarthritis who has recently been exhibiting quite unusual behaviour. Her daughter is concerned about her mother’s ability to remain independent and wishes to pursue nursing home admission arrangements. She fears the development of a dementing illness. Over the last two to three months Mrs A has become confused‚ easily fatigued and very irritable. She has developed disturbing obsessive/compulsive behaviour constantly complaining that her lace
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Dental Cements Acid-base rxn cements Resin-based cements Phosphoric acid Organometallic chelate Polyalkenoic compound acid Zinc phosphate ZOE Polycarboxylate Glass ionomer compomer Silicate conventional composite Zinc silicophosphate resin-modified Cement | Composition | Setting rxn | Properties | Uses | Adv | Disadv | Zinc phosphate(ZP) | Powder: ZnOLiq: Phosphoric acid | 3Zn + 2H3PO4 Zn3(PO4)2 + H2O-s/f of ZnO dissolved by acid to give insoluble
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1. A drug‚ given as a 100-mg single dose‚ results in a peak plasma concentration of 20 μg/mL. The apparent volume of distribution is (assume a rapid distribution and negligible elimination prior to measuring the peak plasma level): A. 0.5 L. B. 1 L. C. 2 L. D. 5 L. E. 10 L. Answer: D 2. A drug with a half-life of 12 hours is administered by continuous intravenous infusion. How long will it take for the drug to reach 90 percent of its final steady state level? A. 18 hours. B. 24 hours.
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Antihistamines‚ Decongestants‚ Antitussive‚ and Expectorants Antihistamines: Substances capable of reducing the physiologic and pharmacologic effects of histamine‚ including a wide variety of drugs that block histamine receptors. Indications: Management of: nasal allergies‚ seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis (hay fever)‚ allergic reactions‚ motion sickness‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ sleep disorders. Also used to relieve symptoms associated with the common cold‚ Sneezing‚ runny nose‚ Palliative
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The term ‘professionalism’ first appeared in the Journal of Dental Education in 1968 (Ralph‚2016). Since then‚ there has been a variety of way to define dental professionalism. Trathen and Gallagher recently states professionalism as ‘a moral contract between the profession and society that is underpinned by a set of values‚ behaviours and relationships’ such as communication skill‚ skilfulness‚ leadership‚ empathy and ethical principle in order to meet expectation and trust from the public community
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