Hydrocodone Bitarate Acetominophen, or more commonly known as Vicodin®, is the number one prescribed medication in the United States. Currently there are around 131.2 million prescriptions among Americans. Vicodin® is a narcotic pain reliever and is used in many applications of the medical field. Its chemical formula is C8H9NO2. It is used in post surgery as well as common pain relief.
The treatment is simply to place the baby in an incubator with fluorescent light shining on them. The bilirubin breaks down into a form that can be easily excreted when exposed to light, and the colour fades within a couple of days. It is important that this is done because bilirubin is poisonous. If the concentration of bilirubin in the blood gets too high, it can cause permanent brain damage. A bilirubin level of less than 12 ml per dl of blood in the first few weeks of life is generally considered normal for a healthy, full-term baby.
Lesher says, “Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior.” As with most chronic diseases, addiction should also be treated with multiple recurring treatments since the brain chemistry of addicts often causes them to relapse into drug use. Lesher makes his case that addiction is a brain disease by stating that addicts cannot quit taking drugs on their own because they require medical treatment like most ill patients. The authors final opinion on addiction is that initial drug use is present due to the voluntary behavior of the addict and while it does not absolve the user of their responsibility as it was their fault, once they have developed an addiction, their brain has chemically changed so much that they can not will themselves to quit and must be treated as though they have a medical disease. NO: Alva Noe states that addiction is not a disease of the brain. First, he points that not all addictions are chemical substances and there are many activities that can be addictive to people.
The prefrontal cortex is in charge of thought analysis and regulated behaviour. When the amygdala is over reactive, this is when aggressive behaviour occurs. Research supporting the role of the amygdala in aggression comes from Kluver and Bucy (1930). They removed part of the temporal lobes of rhesus monkeys (thus destroying their amygdala). The behaviour changes resulting from this procedure included a loss of fear and a marked taming effect, therefore a reduction in aggression.
The regulation of dopamine, another brain neurotransmitter, also appears to be faulty in people with fibromyalgia. Taken together, these abnormalities appear to lower the threshold at which the individual feels and tolerates pain. As an experiment, he put a file on a USB thumb drive and plugged it into the TV. Sure enough,
4 marks 3 studies – HM, KF and Clive W MARK SCHEME – KF – impaired stm, unaffected ltm One study which demonstrates that LTM AND STM are different is the study of HM. HM suffered from brain damage due to an operation he underwent to remove the hippocampus from both sides of his brain this was to reduce the severe epilepsy he suffered from. HM’s personality and intellect remained intact but he could now no longer form new long term memories although he could remember things from before his surgery. This could suggest to us that the hippocampus acts as a ‘gateway’ though which new memories must pass before entering permanent
For example: the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body, and the right hemisphere controls the left side. I recently watched a video of Michael Gazzaniga, a professor of psychology, conducting split-brain research on one of his patients (Joe) who suffered from severe epilepsy. He decided to divide the corpus callosum in order to stop the electrical impulses between the two brain hemispheres in the hope of controlling Joe’s seizures. After the intervention, both brain hemispheres continued to function even though they were unable to communicate with each other as before, and the epilepsy was effectively controlled. I was surprised to learn that Joe commented that he didn’t notice any significant changes in his behavior or brain function.
People who usually take Crystal Meth seek the pleasure from the chemical reaction in the brain and a hyper effect on the body systems. People who use Crystal Meth will experience hyper activity and won’t be able to properly sleep and will become lazy. People who take Crystal Meth appear normal, but for many years of taking the drug, the hidden effects build up. Methamphetamine addiction is very damaging to the body and mind. Bad temper and social difficulties are obvious effects.
9/24/14 Sean Howard Ap Pysch Current Event The article that I chose for the current event is about Alzheimer’s disease and how it sets in and what it does in the body. Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that damages and affects the neurons that lead up into the hippocampus and other parts of the brain. Alzheimer’s has two main causes; the first one is where twisted nerve cell fibers slow down the message from the neurons to parts of the brain. The other cause of Alzheimer’s is where a sticky protein forms on the neurons and stops the flow of the message. This prohibits the neurons message from getting passed on, eventually stopping the hippocampus and memory parts of the brain because they are not receiving any signals.
Hydrogen peroxide is used to cure common colds because it can kill bacteria but is used in very few quantities, for too much of the compound may be dangerous to the good bacteria in the skin. It is not frequently used and may not work if the procedure is done after the virus has already spread. A doctor in 1928 called Richard Simmons believed the rhinovirus, which was the virus that caused colds, found entry into the body through the ear or the mouth. By putting hydrogen peroxide in the patients' ears, it can kill any bacteria that is in the ear canal;thus, the virus can be destroyed before it spreads any further throughout the body.