Drug Overdose Ketline Abel January 13‚ 2011 A drug is any substance that when absorbed in the body alters the normally body function. In pharmacies drugs are a chemical substance in the treatment‚ cure‚ prevention or diagnosis of disease or otherwise physical or mental well being. All drugs have the potential to be misused whether prescribed by a doctor‚ bought over the counter or bought illegally off the streets.
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a disorder in which persistent or severe nausea‚ vomiting‚ weight loss. And electrolyte disturbance occur during pregnancy. 90% of pregnant women will or has experience nausea and vomiting. Hyperemesis gravidarum in some individual cases can be life threatening. The symptoms of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy are not limited to morning hours and often occur throughout the day Hyperemesis gravidarum affect approximately 0.3- 2.0% of all pregnancy. Women with pre-existing
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Energy in an utilizable form is something essential for the functioning of any organism. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts are the two primary organelles in eukaryotic cells that involve in the transformation of energy‚ thus in production and consumption respectively. The chloroplast is an organelle present only in plant cells and some prokaryotes. At the same time they are absent in animal cells. It’s through the chloroplast that entry of energy to a cell takes place where sunlight is used to trap
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ALLlinens and dishes seperate from the family. They also need to wash their handsfrequently and avoid contact.Vasopressin think DIABETES INSIPIDUS!!!!Vasopressin is also known as antidiuretic hormone2. 1. dont give beta blockers to anyone with respiratory problems i.e asthma‚copd.2. periorbital edema sign of complication with impetigo (indicateglomernephritis) 3. Myocardial infaraction always relieve pain with morphine 1st. sometimes thechoice oxygen will be in the same question. choose morphine
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Nutrient | Nutrient Source | Importance/Function | Solubility | Deficiency | In Abundance | Vitamin A | Liver ‚cod liver oil‚ carrots‚ spinach‚ sweet potatoes‚ peaches and cantaloupe. | * Growth and maintenance of epithelial tissue including the cornea‚ membranes of gastrointestinal tract and skin. * Nerve formation and function | Fat Soluble | In children‚ growth retardation‚ and impaired bone formation. Fetal malformations. | Fetal malformations | Vitamin B2 | Beef‚ liver‚ lean meat
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CHEM RESEARCH TASK 1. INDICATORS Identify and describe some everyday uses of indicators including the testing of soil acidity/basicity. • Indicators are used regularly in chemical laboratories during chemical reactions. One important use is to determine the end point of a titration when an acid reacts with an alkali. The reactants and products of such a reaction are colourless so an indicator is a useful way to visually determine when the reaction is complete. Chemists also need to monitor
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to fumes‚ age‚ and genetics. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation; exposure to tobacco smoke‚ occupational exposure to dusts and chemicals‚ exposure to fumes‚ age‚ genetics and race. COPD can cause so many complications which are respiratory infections‚ heart problems‚ lung cancer‚ high blood pressure in lungs‚ arteries and depression. Henry Williams has already developed most of the complications above. He smoked for 50years and worked as a trained engineer which exposed him to lot
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Chapter 39 Diuretics Open-Book Quiz‚ Chapter 39 1. Three uses of diuretics include treatment of hypertension‚ mobilization of edematous fluid‚ and used to prevent renal failure. 2. Aldosterone is the principal mineralocorticoid of the adrenal cortex; it stimulates reabsorption of sodium from the distal cortex. 3. Most diuretics share the same basic mechanism of action: they block sodium and chloride reabsorption. The greatest diuresis is produced by those drugs whose site of action
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compensatory‚ progressive and refractory. In the initial stage signs of shock are minimal with cells switching from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism leading to lactic acidosis‚ this is the build-up of excess lactic acid in the blood. Taking an arterial blood gas and checking the lactate level in the blood can give clear indication of acidosis. Hypovolemia can manifest when there is about 15% loss of circulatory volume‚ but the more volume lost the more significant the clinical signs become (Hall‚ 2010)
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interrelate. An example would be the‚ nervous system which in fact regulates all functions within the body. Focusing on the main motive here‚ digestive‚ cardio-vascular and the respiratory are highly interrelated‚ in order to perform a specific function in the body. Digestive system
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