Pk1146330

Treatment of diarrhea and constipation Treatment of acute non-inflammatory diarrhea - 1. rehydration + BRAT diet 2. medications as needed -loperamide (imodium) -diphenoxylate + atropine (lomotil) -bismuth subsalicylate (pepto-bismol) What is first line treatment for acute non-inflammatory diarrhea - Loperamide MOA of loperamide - Mu-opioid receptor agonist. Prevents peristalsis and increase transit time Call in 48 hours if no benefit MOA of diphenoxylate/atropine - inhibits ex...

Microeconomic Quiz Four characteristics of a perfectly competitive market - Many buyers, Many sellers, No barriers to entry or exit, and identical products What is an example of a perfectly competitive market - Agriculture (like apples)- There are many different sellers, and they are not like a pc market in terms of identical product What is the profit maximizing rule - When marginal revenue=marginal cost What happens when a short run PC market has positive profit - When P*= MR > mi...

Assignment 5 flashcards Economics - studies how people use resources to provide goods and services in the face of demand Goods: - manufactured materials that are bought Services: - work done for others as a form of business A new sewage treatment facility reached capacity in.. - 3 years Economy: a social system that converts resources into: - Good & services Subsistence economy: - people get their daily needs directly from nature or their own production (They do not purchase or ...

Pharm 2 Burns What is a first degree burn? - epidermis, red/painful, sunburn How do you treat a first degree burn? - hydration and moisturize What is a second degree burn? - epidermis and dermis, blistering, very painful, severe sunburn/scald What are key components of second degree burns? - need to assess for blanching, can develop into a 3rd degree if not managed well What is a third degree burn? - epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, nerve damage, permanent scarring, eschar wo...

Critical Care FINAL unstable angina - severe increasing chest pain that may occur at rest and requires nitrate therapy to resolve; high risk of MI within 18 months manifestations - severe retrosternal, left pectoral or epigastric pain radiating to jaw/LUE, pressure/burning/squeezing pain unrelieved by rest dx - H&P, cardiac enzymes, cholesterol levels, EKG, cardia cath tx - nitrates, Bblockers, CCBs, percutaneous intervention, bypass sx, pain management decreased preload, contractil...

neuro 355 what are the components of the brain - CSF, blood, brain tissue what are factors that can influence brain development - chronic illness substance use trauma S/S of increased intracranial pressure - lethargy decreased appetite N/V - MORNING TIME headache pupil changes bulging fontanelle high pitch cry seizure coma Cushing triad cushing triad - sign of increased ICP -Widening of pulse pressure (Increased systolic, same diastolic) -Slowing HR -irregular ...

Pediatric CPR True or False: Shock is a common cause of cardiac arrest in children and infants - True! Which techniques and equipment should you use for giving CPR to a 5 month old - Infant: Infant techniques and equipment should be used for infants until age 1 What techniques and equipment should be used for a 14 year old in cardiac arrest? - Adult: Adult techniques and equipment should be used for ages 8- onset of puberty What depth should compressions be for a child - ABOUT 2 inches...

Mouth care brushing residents teeth Step 1 - Hand hygiene Step 2 - Explain procedure to resident Step 3 - Provide privacy Step 4 - Drape residents chest with towel STEP 5 !!CRITICAL STEP!! - Put gloves on before cleaning residence mouth Step 6 - Wet toothbrush, and apply small amount of toothpaste Step 7 - Gently brushed the inner surfaces of residents upper and lower teeth Step 8 - Gently brushed the outer surfaces of residence, upper and lower teeth Step 9 - Gently bru...

NSG 3153 Pharmacology The nurse explains why viruses are so difficult to treat when making what statement? A) Viruses are contained inside the human cell and cannot be destroyed without destroying the cell. B) Release of interferons by the host cell makes the virus replicate more quickly allowing the virus to spread. C) Drugs exist to treat all viral infections but they carry serious adverse effects and the benefit often does not outweigh the risk. D) Individual antiviral drugs a...

Modern Medicine Florence Nightingale - Founder of modern nursing Louis Pasteur - Father of microbiology Sigmund Freud - founder of psychoanalysis Sir Alexander Fleming - discovered penicillin Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin - Polio vaccine Ambroise Pare - father of modern surgery Francis Crick and James Watson - discovered the structure of DNA Hippocrates - Father of medicine Robert Koch - Father of Medical microbiology Edward Jenner - Smallpox vaccine ancient - Diseas...