Discuss the common complications (adverse effects) of chemotherapy? The most common adverse effects of the chemotherapy include fatigue‚ pain (headaches‚ muscle pain‚ stomach pain‚ pain from nerve damage)‚ mouth and throat sores‚ nausea and vomiting‚ constipation‚ alopecia‚ loss of appetite‚ changes in thinking and memory‚ and reproductive issues. The chemotherapy can also cause blood disorders due to bone marrow suppression characterized by anemia‚ neutropenia‚ and thrombocytopenia (NIH
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emetic and diarrheal. The emetic illnesses cause vomiting. This illness is caused by a head and acd stable toxin produced by the bacteria B. cereus in the food before it is consumed. The emetic type is usually associated with foods that have starch in them such as rice‚ potatoes‚ cheese‚ and pasta. This illness occurs within a time frame of 1-6 hours after the contaminated food has been eaten. Symptoms of this type of illness are nausea‚ vomiting‚ and abdominal cramps. The diarrheal illness occurs
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Bladen has alkalosis. For whatever reason her bicarbonate amounts are much too high which could be the reason why her blood is alkaline. She has been vomiting which could be why the amount of hydrogen ions in her body have decreased in number. The vomiting can also cause her blood volume to decrease which results in aldosterone being secreted. Aldosterone causes sodium and water reabsorption to increase‚ but also bicarbonate absorption to increase and
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Psychology presentation PTSD and biological factors The signs and symptoms of PTSD‚ therefore‚ appear to reflect a persistent‚ abnormal adaptation of neurobiological systems to the stress of witnessed trauma. The neurobiological systems that regulate stress responses include certain endocrine and neurotransmitter pathways as well as a network of brain regions known to regulate fear behavior at both conscious and unconscious levels. Not surprisingly‚ much research has consequently focused on exploring
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Eating Death According to “Should We Ban Competitive Eating?” by Sarah McCarry’’ and “Step Away From the Hot dog: Should competitive eating be banned?” by Dakshana Bascaramurty‚ competitive eating should be banned. It’s wasteful‚ can cause death‚ and has high risks for serious health problems. First of all‚ “805 million people go hungry every day‚ downing ridiculous quantities of food for entertainment seems not just wasteful‚ but calloug” (McCarry 17). This explains that it is pointless to waste
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Whooping cough (also well known as pertussis) is a contagious respiratory tract infection. People‚ suffering from the whooping cough have a very severe hacking cough‚ which is followed by the sounds like whoop. Earlier this illness was typically childish. However‚ after the development of the vaccine the situation has changed for the better. If your kid has completed the full course of vaccinations‚ this disease will not affect his or her. Nevertheless‚ children under one year can catch whooping
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Many people are affected each year by what is commonly misdiagnosed as “stomach flu.” However‚ the medical term for this condition is Norovirus. The Norovirus is also known as Norwalk-like viruses‚ SRSV (small round structured viruses)‚ or “winter vomiting disease” as it often affects the host during the winter months. The condition may come upon the sufferer at any time; not just during the winter months. SRSV is a grouping of a number of viruses‚ which is the most common cause and reason for upset
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later in life 4. Using electric shock: • Young child 9 months of age – bulimic • Electrolytes becoming imbalanced. • Vomiting started after child was fed some bad formula – had become conditioned to throw up after eating any food. • Psychologist applied electric current to baby’s foot as soon as vomiting started to take place. • After few sessions‚ baby stopped vomiting. • If you understand principles of learning‚ you can use something like electric shock in a positive way. D. Origins
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Name of patient: GUIUAN‚ SYD SYHRUS Age: days old cc: Vomiting DRUG NAME | GENERAL ACTION | SPECIFIC ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINIDICATION | ADVERSE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITY | Phenobarbital 25 mg/PPtab‚ 1 PPtab OD x 3 days | Barbiturate (long acting)‚ Sedative‚ Hypnotic‚ Antiepileptic | Long-acting barbiturate. Sedative and hypnotic effects of barbiturates appear to be due primarily to interference with impulse transmission of cerebral cortex by inhibition of reticular activating
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invasion in the wall of appendix. Increased Immune complex (disease plus antibody) causes swelling of tissue resulting to inflammation of appendix S/S: abdominal pain‚ fever‚ and increase swelling of appendix. Vomiting and loss of appetite Pain- located @ RLQ‚ causing Guarding‚ Vomiting & loss of appetite inflammation and infection spread through the wall of the appendix causing death of tissue. The appendix ruptures due to increase pressure (Perforation) Appendectomy‚ pain medications
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