Medicine

By entering the field of respiratory therapy, one is entering a growing field of opportunity. There are continually emergent job opportunities in this field whereas there is also a rise of growth in the technology and developments in the field such as medicines, techniques, and other aspects. Respiratory therapy refers to both a subject area…

Dothiepin is a tricyclic antidepressant. It acts by promoting the effectiveness of several amines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine, which is also known as 5HT and serotonin). It functions by inhibiting their reuptake at the terminals of nerve cells, thus leading to their prolonged presence at the synaptic cleft and an increased effect on the neuron….

Orphenadrine citrate is an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, which is possible of analgesic effects. Associated side effects with orphenadrine citrate use are partially related to its anticholinergic action and include dry mouth, urinary retention, confusion, blurred vision, agitation, and restlessness.  Orphenadrine citrate is available in a combined form with paracetamol, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.The Combination…

Medications are chemical compounds given for the purpose of prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of medical conditions . Currently, use of medications are on increasing. If this medications are not given carefully, it brought errors to the patient. Error is failure to execute an action as intended. Medication error is any preventable event that lead to…

Im sure all of you have heard of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR. Im going to go over the steps of infant, child, and adult CPR. If you dont know how to perform CPR, I hope this will give you a good understanding of it and if you already know how to perform CPR,…

Introduction This literature review is based on risk for Pressure Ulcers (bedsores) in old aged bed ridden patients, highlighting the importance of nurses role in bedsore prevention. “Evading a disease and taking the right precautions is put forward over curing it” is a universally accepted thought which comes into practice when it comes to topics…

Steroids are known as synthetic versions of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone. Although some people think that there are only positive effects from the use of steroids, there are far more negative effects than there are positive ones. Steroids may make you look bigger and feel stronger, but eventually they will become very…

Statement of Philosophy The purpose of Physician Assistants is to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provided treatment. They take complete patient medical histories, examine and treat, order and interpret laboratory results and X-rays, make diagnoses as well as prescribe medications to patients. All of this is done under the direction of a physician…

  Most of these factors to a healthy birth have to do with the environment. Some examples include radiation, viruses, drugs and chemicals. These are the cause of 5 to 11 percent to birth defects and can cause miscarriages. Toxic substances come in many forms. You should know the different forms to look out for….

Faradism is a type of short duration interrupted direct current with a pulse duration of 0.1-1MS and with a frequency of 50-100Hz. It is used for any partially or completely innervated muscle. Galvanism is an interrupted direct current with a long duration modular pulsed current and the pulse duration is more than 1MS. It is…