Major Drug Interaction: Applies to: venlafaxine, mirtazapine MONITOR CLOSELY: Concomitant use of agents with serotonergic may potentiate the risk of serotonin syndrome, which is a rare but serious and potentially fatal condition thought to result from hyperstimulation of brainstem 5-HT1A and 2A receptors. Symptoms of the serotonin syndrome may include mental status changes such as irritability, altered consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, and coma; autonomic dysfunction such as tachycardia
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Final exam study guide: Cancer: Know the difference between Benign and Malignant tumors. Classification of tumors Benign neoplasm Well differentiated Usually encapsulated Kidneys have their own capsule so is easier to catch Expansive mode of growth Characteristics similar to parent cell Metastasis is absent. Rarely recur Classification of tumors Malignant neoplasm May range from well differentiated to undifferentiated Able to metastasize Infiltrative and expansive growth Frequent
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Chapter 1 Nursing Images throughout History 1) The angle of mercy 2) The handmaiden 3) The battle-ax 4) The naughty nurse 5) The military image A. Nurses on the battlefield * Hospitalers – specialized soldiers who at the end of battle returned to the outposts to care for the sick and injured * Army nursing service – organize nurses and hospitals and coordinate supplies for the soldiers during the Civil War * Clara Barton a.
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What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? How do changes in disease incidence and prevalence translate into healthcare utilization patterns? Changes in illness incidence and prevalence have a direct influence on healthcare consumption patterns, influencing all areas of healthcare delivery, resource allocation, and healthcare system design. The increasing need for medical services, diagnostic tests, treatments, and follow-up
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Autonomic Nervous System Organization of Nervous System CNS PNS Autonomic Nervous System Somatic | Autonomic | Fibers do not synapse once they have left the CNS | Fibers synapse once in ganglia after they have left the CNS | Innervates skeletal muscle | Innervates Smooth/Cardiac muscles & Gland cells | Always Excitation of the muscle | Either Excitation or Inhibition of effector cells | Function:Locomotion | Function:Regulates visceral functions | Sites of Inhibition of impulse:CNSNeuroeffector
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Food allergies affect around 4% of adults and 4-6% of children in the United States. The most common allergic reactions to food are cough, runny nose, sneezing, dizziness, chest pain, rashes, itching, hives, swelling, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Factors that influence food allergies include exposure as a child and breast feeding. Allergic responses can arise from a number of proteins found within any given food. There are thought to be two types of allergic reactions, immune reactions and
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Create a pharm card for each medication listed in the case. Include drug generic name, routes of administration, indication/uses, side effects, contraindications, drug interactions, food interactions, method of metabolism drug generic name routes of admin Indication/ uses side effects contra-indications drug interactions food interactions method of metabolism method of excretion
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similar to lecture Identify inner cell mass, outer cell mass, zona pellucida, What area blastocyst FIRST implants on uterus Blastocyst phase know what day it “hatches” (zona pellucida goes away) day 7 Cytotrophoblasts differentiate what it lies between (embryoblast and synciotrophoblasts) Lecture 26 Implantation and fetal membranes Know CELL ADHESION
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| Social smile and laughter emerge. | | Sleep organized into a day-night schedule. | Aware of object permanence and other object properties in habituation-dishabituation tasks. | | Matches adults emotional expressions during face-to-face interaction. | | Holds head up, rolls over, and reaches for object. | Attention becomes more efficient. | | Emotional expressions become better organized and clearly tied to social events. | | Can be classically and operantly conditioned. | Recognition
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and historical records. Anthropologists study and analyze the human skeletal remains to obtain information from a particular sample of ancient individuals in order to understand how the population as a whole experienced and responded to social interactions. Because palaeopathologists have access to all portions of a skeleton, the morbid conditions in all areas of the skeleton are studied and provide a broad understanding of diseases as they affect bones and joints in living populations of our
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