It helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Over the course of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected.
An advantage of the syringe method is that blood appears in the hub when the vein has been entered.
<span>achieve a therapeutic objective (cure disease, mitigate symptoms etc.)
minimize toxicity
minimize difficulty of administration
identify dosing regimens</span>List the goals of drug therapytherapeutic window/rangethe plasma concentration range that is effective and safe in treating specific diseasestrue(T,F): The therapeutic response is dependent on drug achieving an adequate plasma concentrationmultiple doses________ are given to stay in the therapeutic windowvolume of distribution (V)<span>an important indicator of the extent of drug distribution into body fluids and tissues
relates the amount of drug in the body to the measured concentration in the plasma
it is the volume required to account for all of the drug in the body if the concentration in all tissues is the same as the plasma tissue.</span>clearancethe process of removing a drug from plasma (expressed as volume of plasma per a given unit of time)true(T,F): Clearance indicates the volume of plasma (or blood) from which the drug is completely removed, or cleared, in a given time period.half-life<span>volume of distribution and clearance influences the _______ of a drug.
Dosing regimen: How often?</span>oral bioavailability<span>clearance and absorption influences the ________ of a drug
Dosing regimen: How much?</span>steady statethe amount of drug administered is equal to the amount of drug eliminated within one dosing interval resulting in a plateau or constant serum drug levelshortDrugs with a _____ half-life reach steady state rapidlylongDrugs with a ____ half-life take days to weeks to reach steady statetherapeutic windowA steady state is desired within the _________half-lifethe time necessary for the concentration of drug in the plasma to decrease by one-half (50%)about 5How many half-lives are required to reach steady state?loading dosesoften administered at the initiation of an infusion to achieve an immediate therapeutic plasma concentration of the drug (allows rapid achievement of therapeutic serum)true(T,F): The same loading dose is used regardless of metabolism/elimination dysfunction
1. underweight
2. yes, making sure i am getting all of the nutrients by body needs on a daily, sleeping well, and staying hydrated
3. family can sometimes influence my health by making comments regarding my weight.
4. if you need to find out about a specific health issue, it is a good idea to your doctor or physician.
5. I think that that biggest health concern in facing our country is definitely the diet, that most states have adapted. The lack of nutrients in most foods.
6. You can practice mindfulness, listen to how your body is feeling, attend all check ups etc.
7. You can talk to friends and family about it. Especially if it’s someone you know is experiencing trouble with weight/body image.
8. Social Media plays a big role in the concerns we have for our health by spotlighting unrealistic body image for both genders, and by glamorizing things such as eating disorders.
9. Yes, I am comfortable with how fit i am right now.
10. for both eating and exercise routines, whats helped me the most is mainly consistency. For eating...2 fruits a day, 3 meals, and at least 48 ounces of water. For exercise...going on at least a mile run every single day, 1 hour of workouts in the garage
