556 Answered Questions for the topic nursing

04/18/19

Medications for asthma?
What are the medications that are available for treating asthma? Do they have any side effects or long term effects on the patient's body?
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04/18/19

What's The Minimum Staffing/Logistics For Running A Hospital?
Specifically, a hospital serving a local population of 200-400 people, and assuming departments include ER, ICU, dentistry, maternity, outpatient, pharmaceutical, radiology, and general surgery.... more
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Nursing Medications

04/16/19

Does Ritilian, or other AD/HD medication, abuse increase college students ability to study?
In colleges abuse of ritalin, or any of the newer AD/HD medications within the similar family of stimulants, is quite common. The belief is that it will assist those without AD/HD when studying, or... more
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04/16/19

Alternative to caffeine - same effects, different chemical?
I seem to have a problem with caffeine. I tend to experience a lot of the negative effects, like diuresis, extreme hunger suppression and paranoia, at two or three cups of coffee, while I don't... more
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Nursing Sleep Medications

04/15/19

Tips to improve the sleep during the night?
That I know, I don't have physical and psychological problems, but during the last year I slept pretty bad on purpose (playing, studying, etc ) and I feel that this has negatively affected me.... more
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04/14/19

How common are tics as a side-effect when taking Lamotrigine?
I am on Lamotrogine (specifically in the form Epitec). Last week my dose was raised by 25mg (from 200mg/day to 225mg/day). Over the last couple of days I have developed a tic in my eyes. At first... more
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04/13/19

What are keys to a thorough physical assessment ?
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Nursing Healthcare Asthma

04/12/19

What is asthma care?
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04/11/19

Are there other uses for prenatal vitamins?
Other than what the name dictates, are prenatal vitamins used for any other medical reason? I ask this due to the interaction I've heard about birth-control pills being used to regulate... more
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Nursing Medication

04/11/19

Effects of ARBs on potassium levels?
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly used to treat hypertension. One of the side effects of these drugs is to raise serum potassium levels. This occurs because ARBs block the... more
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04/11/19

Can Cheek bone grow bigger and wider in adulthood when you gain weight?
From somewhere, I might have been heard that If you gain weight even in your adulthood when your growth has been finished, Facial bones can grow because obesity causes hormone balance problems(such... more
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04/11/19

Would sharing patient data improve health Care?
I believe information about a patient is key in medical practitioners. In most cases people seek medication where they find convenient to them. If one has to access medication in another health... more
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04/10/19

What is the amount of caffeine in the human body over time?
Let's say I know how much caffeine I drank and when. Just knowing my sex, weight (and maybe height), what is the best estimate for how much caffeine is in my system now? For example: Suppose I... more
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04/09/19

Ways to lessen or prevent episodes of sleep walking?
I am currently on medication to dampen my sleep walking. The medication is amitriptilyne, but lately it seems to be having no effect. For the past few weeks I have been getting up at around 3am... more
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04/08/19

Is Moderated Caffeine Good? (if so how much and how often)?
I have never engaged in caffeine except in rare circumstance where I take Excedrin due to a headache/migraine. However, after reading about the enhanced mental state from caffeine and trying a cup... more
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Nursing Medications

04/08/19

What methods are there for individuals to help them remember if they have taken their medicine?
Forgetfulness whether one has taken the medication already or not is not an uncommon problem. However, especially while taking different medication simultaneously, adherence to the prescription is... more
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04/05/19

Will an increased dosage of Quetiapine increase somnolence?
According to a psychiatric nurse in the UK, the dosage of Quetiapine in the treatment of depression does not proportionally influence somnolence / sleepiness during the day. The dosage is taken at... more
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04/04/19

Use of antibiotics and the night gap?
I was wondering, if medications such as antibiotics are to be taken 4 times or more a day (so every 6 hours), what happens during the night with such a long gap in between (8 hours). I have heard... more
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04/04/19

How important is the amount of active ingredient in an ointment?
I own a small tin of "Dr Chase" ointment that is probably 40 years old. This stuff is amazing. In my family we save it for particularly stubborn or difficult cuts and sores because it will heal... more
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04/04/19

Why do surgeons wear blue aprons during surgeries?
In most cases, the surgeon wears a white apron, but during a surgery he is wearing a blue apron, why blue?
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Nursing Emergency

04/03/19

How would you handle the situation?
You are in the exam room with Mrs.Grace Winthrop assessing her vital signs. as you take her blood pressure, she starts to complain of chest pain and numbness in her arms. Her blood pressure... more
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04/03/19

What are side effects frequencies based on?
I am one of these patients who reads everything that comes with their pills. Including, of course, the sometimes really long side effects list. Where I am, and from what I read online this is... more
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04/03/19

Modern treatment of bronchitis?
On the internet there are dozens or even hundreds of medicines claiming to help if you have bronchitis. But is there a modern and tested approach to treating this illness? Or has nothing really... more
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04/03/19

Is it possible to spread cough even if I'm not coughing?
I don't have a cough but sometimes when I go into a place a moment later a person starts to cough. Last time I met my friend that I didn't seen for a long time, having some conversation after a few... more
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04/02/19

Were earwigs historically used as a medication?
I have read that people used to use powdered earwig as a cure for ear infections. Is this claim true? What are the details of this practice?
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