DRUG NAME | ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINDICATION | ADVERSE REACTION | NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES | GENERIC: Piperacilin + Tazobactam BRAND NAME: Piptazo DOSAGE: 4.5g FREQUENCY Q8 ROUTE: IV | CLASSIFICATION: Antibiotic; Piperacillin and enzyme inhibitor. Belongs to the class of penicillin combinations‚ including beta-lactamase inhibitors. Used in the systemic treatment of infections | intra – abdominal linfections w/ peritonitis | Hypersensitivity to penicillins
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of traditional/alternative medicine native to India) the ginger root is being prescribed not only for arthritic pain‚ but for decreased vision‚ and for coughs. In Southeast Asia‚ it is being given as an anti-parasitic remedy and for various gastrointestinal tract problems. Curcumin‚ which is extracted from turmeric‚ has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and to reduce beta-amyloid and plaque burden in lab studies. Beta-amyloid is a component of the amyloid plaques
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heart rate goes up upon standing but the blood pressure does not. What might account for the combination of epigastric tenderness and a positive guaiac test? Cleveland’s positive test for blood in his stool guaiac test indicates that there is bleeding along his digestive tract. How do these values compare with normal values? The Hct and the HB levels are below normal‚ the low levels are a
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become more important. Therefore‚ the half-life of the salicylate depends on the significant metabolic pathway used at a given concentration‚ and with increasing dosage‚ it becomes longer. A salicylate is known to follow nonlinear kinetics at the upper limit of the dosing range. Certain studies report that there is much inter-subject variation with respect to the relative contribution of the dissimilar salicylate metabolic pathways. Urinary excretion of an unchanged salicylate accounts for 10% of
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“D” is the best answer. A Krukenberg tumor is a tumor of the ovary that is caused by the spread of metastatic cancer of the gastrointestinal tract‚ usually from the stomach. These tumors represent approximately 5%–10% of all tumors that affect the ovary. Presenting features include abdominal or pelvic pain‚ abdominal bloating‚ pain during intercourse‚ and irregular bleeding. Gastric adenocarcinoma arises from a multitude of factors. Salt and salted foods may damage the gastric mucosa‚ leading to
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Peoples college of dental science and R.C. ‚Bhopal Handicapped child and management of bleeding disorder [pic] Handicapped child ◆ The term special child or disabled child are often reserved for those who are impaired thus restricting their daily activites in some manner
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STUDENT NAME: Teressa M Meseberg DATE: June 16‚ 2016 PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET SCHOOL OF NURSING FNP Journal 1 Introduction to Case: Introduction to Case: This is a 69 year old male patient who is established with Dr Hoehn’s office‚ but new to Kristin Kilinski‚ NP. He was recently in the ER due to a fall. I chose this particular case because of the patient’s complicated history and was an interesting case. He has a history of a few diseases that I am unfamiliar with and
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SmartPill®: The data you need to evaluate motility disorders. Evaluate unexplained symptoms with one test. Functional gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common in the general population with a reported prevalence of 25-40%‚ accounting for up to 40% of GI office consultations. Often‚ patients presenting with functional GI symptoms have evidence of a diffuse GI motility disorder.1 Upper and lower gut symptoms often overlap‚ therefore localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region is important
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generally pancreatitis leads to some sort of damage to the organ and in turn to the systems in which it functions. Nursing diagnosis that are relevant to pancreatitis would be; acute pain‚ chronic pain‚ imbalanced nutrition‚ risk for dysfunctional gastrointestinal motility‚ and risk for infection. (Timby‚ 2014) 4. Doug asks the nurse what is cholecystitis. What is the nurse’s best
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could not find scientific evidence to prove that it can indeed treat the deadly dengue viral disease. This study aimed to know the benefits of tawa-tawa decoction to a dengue fever patient that showing a symptom of low platelet count due to excessive bleeding. But we advised the best remedy for patients with clear manifestations of early dengue symptoms is to seek immediate consultation and must not wait for the disease to worsen. CHAPTER 1 Introduction Dengue cases have
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