HSC3047 1. The main legislation that governs the use of medication is The Medicines Acts 1968. The following is a list of legislations that have a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) The Children Act 1989 • The Data Protection Act 1998 • The Care Standards Act 2000 • The Health and Social Care Act 2001 • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) • The Control of Substances
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Absence of Local Sign Withdrawal in Chronic Human Spinal Cord Injury Spinal cord • Main pathway of communication between the brain and the rest of the body. • Soft tube-like structure of nerves that extends downward from the base of the brain. • Protected by the bones of spinal column. - Nerves enter and exits from the spinal cord through its length‚ passing through small openings between each vertebra. • It is highly organized. - Anterior motor neuron
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REVIEW-NARRATIVE Management of Ischemic Stroke: Part 1. Emergency Room Management Christine Lu-Emerson‚ MD 1 David Likosky‚ MD 2‚3 Alpesh Amin‚ MD‚ MBA‚ FACP 4 David Tirschwell‚ MD‚ MSc 1‚5 1 Department of Neurology‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 2 Stroke Center‚ Evergreen Hospital Medical Center‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 3 Clinical Faculty‚ School of Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington. 4 Department of Medicine‚ Hospitalist Program
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Evidence behind stroke rehabilitation Stroke is a common and serious condition for which there is no routinely available curative treatment. Because of the high burden of disability and the lack of a widely applicable medical treatment‚ much of post-stroke care relies upon rehabilitation interventions. This article will discuss the evidence behind stroke rehabilitation interventions. but before doing so we need to define some terminology. Rehabilitation has a rather non-specific definition: “a problem
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atherogenesis by preventing smooth muscle cell proliferation and leukocyte adhesion. When a balance exists in the arteries between nitrogen oxide‚ a vasodilator‚ and endothelin-1‚ a vasoconstrictor‚ the endothelium is shielded from injury‚ inflammation‚ and thrombosis‚ leukocytes are unable to bind to endothelium‚ and platelet aggregation is minimized. Excessive NO release‚ however‚ may damage vascular wall cells especially in combination with other reactive oxygen intermediates (Matthys & Bult‚ 1997). When
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after 10 to 30 years of being obese.” (Anne Collins‚ 2007) Obesity carries the risk of premature death‚ heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ cancers‚ fatty liver disease‚ chronic venous insufficiency‚ gallbladder disease‚ breathing problems‚ deep vein thrombosis‚ arthritis‚ expectant mothers can have complications‚ and many other factors. Three new fitness habits that I could reasonably incorporate into my lifestyle… One habit I can work on is to sleep more. I get home
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AP-2 Lab 02 – Lab Report Name: Lab Report: Exercise 2: Blood Purpose: Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. This lab was done to learn about blood on a micro and macroscopic level. There are safety concerns when using bodily fluids. Gloves were needed and caution with the use of the lancet was important‚ which included keeping it sterile. Activity 1: Observing Your Own Blood Observations: Sketch and describe what you
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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Kawasaki Syndrome Heather Skinner Virginia College Professor Huffman January 23‚ 2017 Kawasaki Syndrome was first discovered by a Japanese physician Tomisaku Kaswasaki in the 1960s. He noticed a cluster of symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren. Kawasaki Syndrome affects children younger than the age of 5 years old‚ but peaks at ages 18-24 months. In 2000‚ there was an average of 77% of children in the United States being treated for Kawasaki disease (Gale‚ 2008). The disease appears to be influenced
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Chapter 18 Blood Composition What are the three functions of blood? Transportation‚ Regulation‚ and Protection What makes up the formed elements of the blood? Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells- -Granular leukocytes‚ neutrophils‚ eosinophils‚ basophils. -Agranular leukocytes‚ T and B lymphocytes and natural killer cells‚ monocytes. What is the percentage of total blood volume occupied by RBCs? Hematocrit What is the normal range of hematocrit for adult females? Adult males? women:38-46% males:
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