Category: Medical

Psychopharmacology

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  1. Serotonin (Two paragraphs: One paragraph for a and b; One paragraph for c and d)

a. Pharmacologic action

b.Drug class, it is most closely linked to (explain)

c. Expected outcomes

d. potential side effects.

  1. Based on the above information (One paragraph)

a. Which condition would this neurotransmitter be considered for the treatment plan?

  1. Norepinephrine (Two paragraphs: One paragraph for a and b; One paragraph for c and d)

a. Pharmacologic action

b.Drug class, it is most closely linked to (explain)

c. Expected outcomes

d. potential side effects.

  1. Based on the above information (One paragraph)

a. Which condition would this neurotransmitter be considered for the treatment plan?

Herbal Medicines

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Give three examples of herbal medicines that can easily be purchased at a local supermarket or

pharmacy with no prescription.

Provide the name of the medicine, what is it made of, and what is the reason why people take

them.

What are your thoughts about these three herbal medicines? Do you believe they work?

Herbal Medicines

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Give three examples of herbal medicines that can easily be purchased at a local supermarket or

pharmacy with no prescription.

Provide the name of the medicine, what is it made of, and what is the reason why people take

them.

What are your thoughts about these three herbal medicines? Do you believe they work?

Whether a new sleeping pill has an affect that varies with dosage

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To determine whether a new sleeping pill has an affect that varies with dosage, a researcher randomly assigns adult insomniacs, in equal numbers, to receive either 4 or 8 grams of the sleeping pill. The amount of sleeping time is measured for each subject during an 8-hour period after the administration of the dosage. What type of design is this, and what type of statistic is needed to analyze the data (consider ABAB studies)?

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Watch the two (2) videos below:
https://www.pbs.org/video/kvie-viewfinder-healing-beyond-medicine/

https://www.pbs.org/video/instudio-integrative-health/

Integrative Health
Introduce yourself to your classmates, and include the following in your posting:
any experiences you have had with Complementary and Alternative Medicine
your thoughts on the videos
your personal goals for learning about Complementary and Alternative Medicine

 

Traditional Healing/Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Read Traditional Male Circumcision in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Complications, located at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/12/09-072975/en/, and, after doing so, address the following question:
Is there a line between protecting cultural traditional healing and protecting people’s lives/health? If so, what is the line? Who determines it?