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    Simulation-Based teaching of fluid balance interpretation and prescription of intravenous fluids Problem Identification Interpretation of the fluid balance of hospitalized patients and prescription of intravenous fluids is one of the core clinical skills required for the practice of medicine in almost every specialty. Failure to follow the best practice guidelines can result in increased morbidity and mortality in cases of under prescription, over prescription or from prescribing the wrong type of fluids as

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    Richard Fee was a potential medical student, an athlete on the baseball team and sophomore class president. In 2008 he began to struggle with focusing on his studies and went to see a doctor who believed he had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The doctor immediately prescribed him Vyvanse for his ADHD. In 2008 after he graduated with a degree in biology, he began to study hard for the medical school entry exams. (Schwarz 1) This caused him to make an appointment to the nearby Triad Psychiatric

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    How does the use of prescription drug influence high schoolers in California? Introduction Prescription drugs are influencing kids in the high schools of California, causing many negative effects in the body of kids, unlike other cities in the U.S and Europe where the number of reported cases are lower. In Southern California the use of prescription drugs has skyrocketed, In 2014 the number of cases involving the prescription drug opioid, a popular pain killer, consisted of 11,638 as opposed to

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    experience, state laws, facility policies and the supervising physician’s delegations. PAs work as a team with the supervising physician and they support the physician’s scope of practice. Since the physician assistants are also educated in the medical model, PAs also practice with physicians in every specialty and setting. The precise tasks performed by the different PAs are determined by the boundaries of factors like education, experience, state laws, facility policy and the supervising physician’s

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    the expenses of a typical American. It has become even more of a battle for some people to afford medical prescriptions to keep healthy. Health becomes a crucial issue when discussed among people. No matter what, at one point or another, everyone is going to stand as a victim of the pharmaceutical industry. The bottom line is Americans are paying excessive amounts of money for medical prescriptions. Health-Care spending in the U.S. rose a stunning 9.3% in 2002, which is the greatest increase for

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    HS101-02 Uint 8 Project

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    forgotten to take his prescriptions and after-care instruction sheets home with him. It is vital for proper healing and recovery for the patient to have these documents. You know you will have to contact this patient so you look inside for his contact information and signed HIPAA Release of Information form. 1. Under HIPAA, are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Under HIPAA, I would not be legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information. As

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    ignored and swept under the rug. We are at war with drugs not the illegal drugs that are actively policed every day, but drugs prescribed by trusted medical doctors. The United States population consumes more prescription drugs than any other country in the world. In 2010 America alone accounted for over eighty percent of the global intake of prescription drugs (Zennie). That’s more than 110 tons of drugs being prescribed every year, which would be enough to give every single person in this country

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    Ophthalmology, Urology and many other different specialties. HG Clinic is a medium sized clinic and has added these different specialties to remain competitive. HG Clinic wants to be the healthcare provider that a patient can go to for all their medical needs. One service that HG Clinic would like to implement is called Doctor Web to treat sports injuries. The service is new to HG Clinic and will allow the clinic to reach more patients. The method of delivery is

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    is why most people believe that Physicians are the main cause for the rise of prescription drug abuse (Garcia, 2013). Between the years of 1999 and 2010 the amount of prescription painkillers that were sold to the pharmacies, hospitals, and the

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    Medical Cannabis Act

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    Legislative Analysis – West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act Undertreatment of pain, nausea and vomiting related to cancer, seizures, PTSD, and anxiety have become a huge problem in the United States. Because of this undertreatment, many patients have begun to self-medicate with other measures to alleviate their symptoms. Some turn to alcohol, some to prescription drugs, and others to cannabis in one form or another. Some of these means are regulated more than others and some of these cause problems

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