As a Medical Assistant and Licensed Practical Nurse Jerry is not certified or qualified to call in a prescription to have it filled or refilled. Medication The medication the patient is requesting to have refilled, Valium (Diazepam), is not used as an antidepressant though he makes it very clear this is why he needs the medication. Valium is used for many reasons; anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal. There are certain stipulations that come along with taking the medication. The medication should not be taking for longer than four months at a time
Mr. Young will return to the clinic in 1 month. Current Drug Therapy None Data Obtained From Nursing Assessment (follow-up visit) Complains of continued fatigue Reports cough has resolved Physical examination is unchanged Lab Data Viral load: 300,000 CD4 T-cell count: 399 cells/mm3 Current Drug Therapy None Plan Saquinavir, 600 mg tid Didanosine, 200 mg bid Zidovudine, 300 mg bid CONSIDER THE CORE DRUG KNOWLEDGE FOR EACH OF THESE DRUGS Why is Mr. Young being prescribed this combination of drugs? Mr. Young
Abigail Zuger discusses many topics in “We Love Them. We Have Them. We Take Them.” that probably would be denied by most doctors and unknown by most patients. The topic she covers in her essay though does not usually occur on a major scale (doctors do not usually prescribe Vicodin tablets for minor aches and pains), but does occur almost every day on a minor scale, which is usually routinely done for refills prescribed over the phone or for something as simple as a Cortisone shot for a patient to recover from the flu faster. Given this information prescribing medications for a better patient-physician relationship does not seem as serious as it is made out to be or is it?
Case Study (HIV/AIDS) M.G. is a 36 year old gay professional man who has been HIV positive for 6 years. Until recently, he demonstrated no s/s of AIDS. The appearance of purplish spots on his neck and arms persuaded him to make an appointment with his physician. Upon arriving at the doctor’s office, the nurse performs a brief assessment.
On November 17, 2005, plaintiff was examined by his surgeon, who observed that plaintiff’s “wound is healed very nicely” and that plaintiff “need to be in seated work for approximately six weeks.” After six weeks, plaintiff was examined by his surgeon and was cleared to go back to work with no restrictions. When McCormick returned to work, he experienced difficulty walking, climbing, and crouching, which his job required, plaintiff requested for a different assignment for which he was denied, so he went back on workers’
When it wasn’t any better this morning she decided to bring him to the ER for evaluation. Health Perception – Health Management Pattern Patient is a healthy 12-year-old male. Patient lives at home with parents. Patient participates in extracurricular activities at school. Previous Medical History Patient had his tonsils removed in 1994.
Background Jesse Gelsinger was a victim that died after participating in a clinical trial for gene therapy. He was an 18 year old young man diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder called ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD). Jesse had been diagnosed with a less severe case of OTCD since the age of 2. He controlled it with a low protein diet and a combination of drugs. Jesse was the youngest chosen to participate in this clinical trial by a group of University of Pennsylvania researchers.
Doctors and researchers have found no known risk factors for this disease. It has been linked through heredity to family members that have had some form of the disease. Symptoms of ALS do not usually develop until after age 50 (www.mayoclinic.com). ALS sufferers have a loss of strength and coordination to do the simple everyday tasks such as walking stairs or simply swallowing (www.pubmedhealth.gov; National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health). ALS does not affect the senses, but normally breathing or swallowing are the first symptoms to become prevalent.
"Have you seen Jane lately? She used to be so neat and clean but for the past several months she doesn’t seem to care about her appearance," stated Polly. "I worked with Jane this week and she seemed in a daze most of the shift," replied Tom. "If I didn’t know better I would think Jane was taking drugs or something," Polly commented. "Drugs!
In contrast to what Michael Schiavo believed, someone who is observed to be in a persistent vegetative state is perceived to be unconscious, there are no tests today that are able to prove that someone is unable to think or hear, only that he or she is unable to express themselves (Carpenter, 2000, cited www.tenifi ght.org, 2005). as Unlike those who believed she would never recover, her family and those that are in favor for Terri's life, agree that she may have been in a persistent vegetative state, but it could have been prevented if she were allowed the treatment and rehabilitation granted to her after her accident (www.tenisfight.org, 2005). Terri Schiavo's parents tried defend their daughter's life by having several physicians testifu for Terri, stating that she was not in a persistent vegetative state, even towards the last years of her life (George, 2005). Examples of such statements are quoted here by Dr. Jay Carpenter when he was observing Mrs. Schinlder with her daughter Terri, "It was obvious that she was aware of her surroundings, and capable of responding to her environment. Her responses to her mother were not merely reflexive" (Carpenter,2000, as cited in www.terrisfight.org, 2005).