Unit 80 Outcome 1 1.1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings. 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings. The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ The Data Protection Act (1998) plus
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congestive heart failure) + 1 (for hypertension) + 2 (for age >75 years)‚ i.e.‚ he has a total score of 4. Interpretation of CHA2DS2-VASc score Score of 0 or 1: The decision to give long-term aspirin should be individualized as no major consensus for those patients. The American Heart Association guidelines include aspirin as an option‚ while National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and European Society of Cardiology guidelines do not recommend it.
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In conclusion‚ animal testing should not be done because it’s something wicked and inhumane to do to an animal. About 27‚000 animals died because they had heart attacks from the drug Vioxx. Some drugs are very dangerous to some animals like Aspirin. We can see that Ellen DeGeneres what right because people in prison convicted with murder or rape should do that kind of testing instead of the poor
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crystallization a crude product would be formed which would still have some impurities that needs to be remove. This was the reason for doing crystallization for a second time yield to a pure product which contained fewer or no impurities at all. The level of purity of the product can be checked through its melting point range. Formation of crystals was due to the difference insolubility of the
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Business Research Methods Abbott Laboratories is faced with the dilemma of an expiring drug patent and is seeking an additional indication from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cholesterol drug Niaspan. In order to receive an indication from the FDA‚ a drug company must present two successful studies with the intended outcome. Niaspan has the FDA indication to raise HDL-C‚ reduce secondary non-fatal myocardial infarction‚ and regression of atherosclerosis in combination with a bile
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Intensity ϕ_F=Quantum Efficiency I_0=Incident Light Intensity a=absorptivity coefficient b=path length C=Concentration k=instrumental parameter accounting for multiple directions of flourescence In this experiment‚ we used fluorescence spectrophotometry to determine the quinine concentration in Tonic Water. We did this by first preparing a blank and a set of standards to create a calibration curve and then used that calibration curve to determine the concentration of a tonic water sample.
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tract is inflamed / irritated / diarrhea in a long time then it will interfere with absorption of nutrients 4. Ulceration / intestinum severe injury to the prolonged illness can cause intestinal bleeding and even perforation. 5. Provision of aspirin or aspirin to reduce fever derivatives may be irritating to the intestinal tract which can aggravate the intestines are injured / infected. Best Foods during Typhoid Fever Light Foods and Drinks Since the typhoid patient is very ill and anorexic‚
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Do you know what these drugs are? Temazepam Temazepam is used to treat insomnia. Nitrazepam Nitrazepam is a hyponotic drug of the benzodiazepine class. This is used for the short term relief of severe‚ disabling anxiety and insomnia. Serequal serequal is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia‚ bi-polar disorder and major depressive disorders. Bisoprolol Bisoprolol is a drug belonging to he group of beta blockers. These are primarily used in Cardiovascular diseases. Diazepam Diazepan is commonly
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What is Arthritis? What Causes Arthritis The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning "inflammation". The plural of arthritis is arthritides. Arthritis affects the musculoskeletal system‚ specifically the joints. It is the main cause of disability among people over fifty-five years of age in industrialized countries. Arthritis is not a single disease - it is a term that covers over 100 medical conditions. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/>. Weinstein‚ Susan “Table 7.1. Absorbance data for non-diabetic and diabetic “blood” samples during a 2 hour time period.” Marshall University BSC 120 Lab Manual (2009):81. Weinstein‚ Susan “Using Spectrophotometry to measure blood glucose.” Marshall University BSC 120 Lab Manual (2009):73.
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