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Blood alcohol concentration

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:58:09 PST

what are the concepts of intoxication and blood alcohol concentration?

Here is a link to a site that sells the lamp. The only reason I link...

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:37:27 PST

Here is a link to a site that sells the lamp. The only reason I link to this site is because it has links to two research studies about the blue-red lamp therapy conducted by the National Institutes of Health and the American Academy of Dermatology. 15-30 minutes of light therapy a day is stated as the treatment with the lamp and it is portable and you can use it on yourself. The prices apparently range from $149 to $599. According to the...

Piriformis syndrome is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve by the...

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:28:16 PST

Piriformis syndrome is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle (hence the name of the syndrome) this causes pain in the buttocks and occasionally sciatica. Symptoms are nagging pain, numbness, and tingling that starts in the butt and then moves down the back of the thigh and calf. It can sometimes even reach all the way down to the foot. Treatment includes temporarily stopping whatever activity that causes the...

If the desmorpressin acetate is to be given as 3 mcg in two divided...

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:03:46 PST

If the desmorpressin acetate is to be given as 3 mcg in two divided doses SQ BID that sounds like each dose needs to be 1.5mcg to equal a daily dose of 3 mcg. Therefore if it comes as 4 mcg/1ml you can see how much you will use the whole day by dividing the dose 3 by the availble 4 which is 0.75 than divide that by two doses and you get 0.375. This would be incredibily hard to draw up so you might ask the pharmacy if it is available in...

I hope he is doing better. An elevated platelet count is called...

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:06:14 PST

I hope he is doing better. An elevated platelet count is called thrombocytosis. Causes include anemia, early CML (chronic mylegenus leukemia), recent spleen removal, a condition called polycythemia vera, or certain other blood or bone marrow cancers. In investigating the cause Doctors will look at other lab results such as the white blood cell count, red blood cell count, and hemoglobin as well as other components of a CBC (Complete Blood...

Interdisciplinary care is very important in today's health care. ...

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 21:31:53 PST

Interdisciplinary care is very important in today's health care. Interdisciplinary care is the care given to a patient by all health care professionals involved in the patients care including physicians, specialists, social workers, nurses, nursing assistance, therapists, medical assistants, etc. It is important to understand what the duties and roles of other health care professionals are and how these relate or overlap the duties of...

Usually, a fundamental skills text is used to determine the amount of...

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:02:57 PST

Usually, a fundamental skills text is used to determine the amount of saline needed to flush a lock. This information is gathered from research articles and manufacturers' recommendations. A facility (e.g. hospital) uses this information to create a policy. Based upon the information in these texts, a "regular" saline flush (peripheral lock) requires 3 ml of normal saline. A PICC or CVC line requires 10 ml of normal saline.

Roche (2009) indicated that Tamiflu is only effective in treating...

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:58:39 PST

Roche (2009) indicated that Tamiflu is only effective in treating certain strains of the flu (influenza A and B). Since your doctor prescribed Tamiflu for the treatment (not prevention) of the Swine flu, the medication should have been effective in helping you get over the flu. Many times schools will accept a doctor's note stating that a patient has had the illness and this will replace the need to take the shot. Just to clarify, Tamiflu is...

The answer to this question is not an easy one. Nurses are responsible...

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:41:13 PST

The answer to this question is not an easy one. Nurses are responsible for setting up the medications properly and educating the patient on the need to take each medication. Also, the nurse must inform the patient on the times that each medication is due. Involvement of the patient in setting up the medications is ideal. However, once the pill box has been set up and patient has been educated, patients may choose not to follow the nurse's...

Toxoplasmosis is an infection that often has mild symptoms such as...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:51:13 PST

Toxoplasmosis is an infection that often has mild symptoms such as fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, pain, headache, sore throat, and fever. However an infection during pregnancy is very concerning as it can lead to miscarriage, learning impairments in the child and blindness in the child. You can get toxoplasmosis from cats, some birds, and eating raw or undercooked meat. The most common cause of people getting infected is by mishandling cat...

To first consider the treatment for low sperm count, you and your doctor...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:38:40 PST

To first consider the treatment for low sperm count, you and your doctor must first look at the possible cause of the low sperm count. There are many reasons including varioceles (ruptured or twisted veins), damaged sperm ducts, genetic reasons, hormonal problems, substance abuse, being overweight or certain medications even, like certain cancer treatments. After determining the cause of the low sperm count then you and your doctor can...

It is the responsibility of the nurse to make sure that the patient...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:25:25 PST

It is the responsibility of the nurse to make sure that the patient understands what medications she/he has set up for the patient and that they know when and how to take them. Then the nurse needs to follow her company's policy in documenting that education to the patient to prove that the education was in place. After that it is the patients responsibility to actually take the medications as they are set up and the nurse has explained...

A lot of facilities have saline flushes already made up for nurses to...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:16:55 PST

A lot of facilities have saline flushes already made up for nurses to use. This way nurses do not have to determine the amount of fluid needed to flush a lock. The most common saline flush for a peripheral saline lock flush is 5cc of normal saline. It is also very important for nurses to make sure that the predrawn up flush is normal saline and not some other type of flush such as a heparin flush. Heparin flushes are used in the...

The term autism is used in a large sense of disorders from autism...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:29:05 PST

The term autism is used in a large sense of disorders from autism spectrum. When we refer to autism as a specific disorder of the spectrum, we use the term classical autism or typical. Autism is a disorder of development of neurobiological origin and is considered one of the most severe neuropsychiatric disorders of the childhood. Autism is a central disorder from the full spectrum of developmental disorders known as autism spectrum...

Autism is a disorder that has to do with a child's neural development. ...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:17:15 PST

Autism is a disorder that has to do with a child's neural development. It causes those who have it to have problems interacting and communicating with other people. It also tends to cause them to engage in repetitive behaviors and to focus intensely on unusual things. Although it is not clear exactly how, autism is passed along genetically. It always shows up in children by the time they are 3. Autism has come to be diagnosed much more...

What is Autism?

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:06:14 PST

What is Autism?

In a 1 year old, what is the risk of a Platelet count of 700+?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:38:31 PST

In a 1 year old, what is the risk of a Platelet count of 700+?

Tamiflu is "NOT" an antibiotic as reported by krisha-agrawala. Tamiflu...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:57:48 PST

Tamiflu is "NOT" an antibiotic as reported by krisha-agrawala. Tamiflu is a anti-viral medication that is used to treat and prevent the flu virus. (A&B) Antibiotics are used to treat "BACTERIAL" infections not a "VIRUS"....Big difference. Please consult your doctor with questions not these message boards. Another good resource is WebMD. Just because someone says they are a teacher doesn't mean they know everything. I have provided a link...

This is a question that seems to be can be best answered with the...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:44:35 PST

This is a question that seems to be can be best answered with the narratives of individuals who have endured the process of recovery and still live with it. Part of the reason why recovery is so challenging is because to effectively move away from addiction causes a massive change in thinking and defining one's world and one's self. These are powerful elements and to undertake them requires a fundamental transformation in belief systems. It...

Why does it take several return trips to treatment facilities before...

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:18:13 PST

Why does it take several return trips to treatment facilities before an alcoholic gets clean and sober?