Clinicalprevandpublichealth Flashcards
leading causes of death in adults
- heart disease
- cancer
- chronic lower res disease
- accidents
- stroke
- .alzheimer
- diabetes
- influenza and pneumonia
- nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrons is
- intentional self-harm
principles of prevention
- preventing disease or illness
- early detection and intervention of diseases in early stages
- improve QOL and extend healthy life expectancy
- older patients are never too late for preventative care
considerations in practicing preventive care in geriatric population
- age and life expectancy
2. cost-effectiveness of screening and potential risks of screening
acute pain
pain that usually starts suddenly and has a known cause, like an injury or surgery.
Benzodiazepines
sedatives often used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and other conditions
chronic pain
pain that lasts 3 months or more and can be cuased by a disease or condition, injury, treatment, inflammation, or unknown
drug misuse
the use of prescription drugs without a prescription or in a manner other than as directed by a doctor, including use without a prescription of one’s own; use in greater amounts or longer than told to take a drug or use in any other way not directed by a doctor
drug abuse or addiciton
dependence on a legal or illegal drug
extended-release or long-acting opiods
slower-acting medication with a longer duration of pain-relieving action
heroin
illegal, highly addictive opioid drug processed from morphine
illicit drugs
the non medical use of a variety of drugs that are prohibite by law these drugs can include: amphetamine type stimulants, marijuana/cannabis. cocaine, herion and other opioids, synthetic drugs, and MDMA
immediate-release opioids
faster-acting medication with a shorter duration of pain-relieving action
medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
treatment for opioid use disorder combining the use of medications with counseling and behavioral therapies
Morphine milligram equivalents (MME)
the amount of milligrams of morphine an opioid dose is equal to with prescribed. this is how to calculate the total amount of opioids accounting for differences in opioid drug type and strength
naloxone (narcan)
a prescription drug that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose and can be life-saving if administered in time
tolerance
reduced response to a drug with repeated use
prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs)
state-run electronic databases
physical dependence
adaptation to a drug that produces symptoms of withdrawal with the drug is stopped
overdose
injury to the body (poisoning) that happens when a drug is taken in excessive amounts. fatal or nonfatal