Lorazepam was prescribed for anxiety and given in both standing and as needed doses, so that the patient could specifically request it. His pain was controlled, and his screaming diminished. When asked to describe his pain, the patient was able to assess his pain and to classify it on a ...
Verbalization of concerns about future implications can help the patient begin to accept or deal with the situation. Chronic illnesses, such as epilepsy, have often been perceived as stressors for young people and their families due to the changes required to manage the medical condition. It has...
The resident's involvement in the decision for sedatives was documented in 3/110 (3%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed significant associations between use of sedatives and age (OR = 0.94, P < .001) as well as institution (P < .001). Conclusions and Implications Our data ...
This is thepharmacokinetic parametermost commonly used by clinicians, but it is often misconstrued to signify drug elimination. However, as shown in the equation, either a change in Cl or a change in Vdcan result in a change in t1/2β. The therapeutic implications of these alterations are cl...
10 What is more clear is that heterogeneity of bronchoconstriction is associated with more severe clinical disease8 and has significant implications for inhaled therapy, as these studies suggest that most of an inhaled drug will be deposited in the better ventilated regions rather than where it is...
asked about use of the drug ‘bubble’ (local slang term for mephedrone), 9% reported last month use, which as discussed below has important implications for the development of NPS epidemiology. A secondary analysis of the 2009 Mixmag survey (~950 mephedrone users), indicated that the majority...