would be caused if stimulant laxatives are administered for an extended period? (10 marks) If stimulant laxatives are administered for an extended period‚ the intestine will depend on a medical to squirm. It will cause imbalance and loss of the function of the motility in the intestine. Also‚ prolonged use of stimulant laxatives may lead to tolerance. With continued use‚ the dosage must be increased to induce the laxative effect; lead to dependence with the laxative is required in order to move
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According to Edmunds‚ & Mayhew (2014)‚ all laxatives work by increasing fluid retention in the colon. There are five different types of laxative that can be used depending on the type of constipation. Bulk laxatives are non-digestible and non- absorbable‚ which cause the stool to absorb water‚ expands‚ become moisturized‚ increase bacterial growth‚ resulting in increased peristalsis. An example of bulk laxative is psyllium. On the other hand‚ osmotic laxatives contain sugars such as fructose and galactose
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as the priority feeding method to new mothers and leaves formula feeding by the wayside. Is formula feeding hurting these children or all of the children who have been formula fed up to this point? One study suggests that there is a high use of laxatives in formula-fed infants (Gitte Zachariassen‚ 2013).
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eating disorders. The three major affects of eating disorders are Laxative abuse‚ emaciation and death. For instance‚ laxative abuse is one of the affect of eating disorder. It occurs when a person attempts to get rid of unwanted calories. They try to lose weight through the repeated‚ frequent misuse of a laxative. Unfortunately‚ laxative abuse is serious and dangerous due to the fact that the “weight loss” caused by a laxative-induced bowel movement contains little actual food‚ fat or calories
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which both males and females would take laxatives and hormones to be what the article referred to as “gender conforming” (Klass‚ 2016). In other words‚ they were trying to conform to the images seen in the media (Klass‚ 2016). The most pronounced difference between the article and the lecture were the main methods that were used to achieve this “perfect” body type; in the lecture‚ we discussed mainly anorexia and bulimia and the article mainly discussed laxatives and hormones. Also‚ though we did cover
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Katuray are the flowers of a small tree with light foliage (sesbania grandiflora) that thrives in arid and tough conditions‚ the often rather bitter tasting flowers (petals mostly) are a classic ingredient in Ilocano cooking. Along with ampalaya (bitter gourd) and other vegetables‚ they seem to mirror the tough conditions wrought by the geographical realities in the Ilocos region. I suspect many hundreds of years ago someone thought to cook katurai flowers for lack of better food alternatives… The
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In result the person uses different methods‚ such as vomiting or laxatives to prevent weight gain. Many people with bulimia also have anorexia nervosa. A bulimic person can consume as much as 3‚400 calories in about an hour‚ and as much as 20‚000 calories in eight hours. People with bulimia know they have a problem and are afraid of their lack of ability to stop eating. Then purging‚ self-induced vomiting‚ and abuse of laxatives follows the binging. Binging and purging are often performed in secret
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Chapter 13 Gout: a metabolic disease associated with the development of high URIC ACID in the blood. NOT CAUSED BY EXCESS INTAKE OF MEAT! Drugs that treat Gout: Allopurinol: Prevents formation of uric acid. **MOST COMMONLY USED FOR GOUT** (LongTerm Control) * Side Effects: hepatotoxicity‚ skin rash * Nursing Implications: keep urine slightly alkaline to prevent urine acid stones from forming; IV dose should be given as a single infusion. (kidney stones‚ kidney failure‚ gouty arthritis)
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large amounts of food in a short time and will want to get rid of it later. The most common form of getting rid of the food is through sticking your finger close to your throat and making oneself throw up. Other forms are using medications such as laxatives to quickly dispose of all that food. The reason people are bulimic is because food gives them a feeling of comfort however eating too much makes them lose control. Guilt plays a very impactful role in bulimia being that it is the reason why they
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Unit 80 Outcome 1 1.1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings. 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings. The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH The Mental Capacity Act (2005) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ The Data Protection Act (1998) plus
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