bind with their specific receptors and Mimic (produce an action similar to the action of) the endogenous regulatory substance are called agonists. * Example: * salbutamol which is used in the treatment of bronchial asthma acts by binding to beta adrenergic receptors located on the smooth muscle of the lung producing bronchodilatation. b) Antagonists: * Drugs that bind to the receptors without producing effects but block the function of endogenous agonists. * Example: * prazosin
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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy In 409 B.C. Pheidippides‚ a Greek soldier and a conditioned runner ran from Marathon to Athens‚ a distance of 26 miles‚ to announce military victory over Persia. After delivering his message he collapsed and died. Pheidippides is the earliest athlete documented to die from sudden cardiac death. Today heart diseases such as‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ‚ idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy and congenital coronary artery anomalies‚ are the most common diseases that
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Use of multiple medications in the same patients (Polypharmacy) nowadays is a common practice all over the world to treat chronic disorders like diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension. These practices are acceptable to treat single and multiple disorders‚ which occur simultaneously. Polypharmacy sometimes unavoidable. Recently‚ the standard of healthcare in most chronic conditions achieved by given that multiple drug therapy. The comorbidities of diabetes usually contain hypertension‚ dyslipidemia
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How can AKI be prevented? According to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death 2009‚ up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored
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Metabolic Syndrome: A Precursor of Heart Disease In 1988‚ Dr. Gerald Reaven was awarded the Banting Medal for Scientific Research by the American Diabetes Association and introduced the term Syndrome X to the medical community. According to Dr. Reaven‚ “Syndrome X is a simple way to refer to a cluster of changes that encourage the onset and development of heart disease.” (Reaven‚ 2000‚ pg. 40) The medical terms Syndrome X‚ Insulin Resistance (IR)‚ or Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) have been used interchangeably
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Omincef‚ Can make birth control pills less effective‚ and do not use if you are allergic to penicillin . -Side Effects: White patches or sores inside of the mouth‚ fever‚ swollen glands‚ pale or yellowed skin 5. Atenolol: -Indication: Is a beta-blocker that is used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension‚ can also be used to prevent heart attacks -Contraindication: Do not take if you have to any kind of surgery‚ or if you have slow heart beats or heart block -Side Effects: May feel light
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Title: Case study Jose R Tapanes International Institute for health Care Professionals Case 1 Answers 1- malignant hyperthermia is a medical condition with a genetic pattern‚ due to a subclnical myopathy causing severe reaction to a dose of anesthetics. It is associated with mutations in two genes: RYR1‚ which encodes the skeletal muscle isoform of the calcium-release channel of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (ryanodine receptor type 1 [RYR-1])‚ and CACNA1S‚ which encodes the alpha subunit of
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Nursing Management Patient With An Amputation Aries Nubla Amputation Is the removal of a body part‚ and most commonly a limb (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Used to relieve symptoms‚ improve functions and to save or improve the patient’s quality of life (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Can be elective due to complications of the vascular disease often of diabetes. ex. Gangrene‚ trauma (burns‚ crushing injury‚ electrical burns‚ frostbite‚ explosions) Vascular disease accounts for 82% of all amputations with
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7 common headaches and their causes Headaches can often be more than a pain‚ making it hard to concentrate on anything but the pounding‚ throbbing‚ or dull ache inside your head. What kind of headaches do you suffer from and what causes them? We asked Dr. Elizabeth Loder‚ chief of the Division of Headache and Pain in the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital‚ to dissect seven common headache scenarios and their triggers... Hangover headache "The cause of these headaches
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Hypertension Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide diseases afflicting humans. Because of the associated morbidity and mortality and the cost to society‚ hypertension is an important public health challenge. Over the past several decades‚ extensive research‚ widespread patient education‚ and a concerted effort on the part of health care professionals have led to decreased mortality and morbidity rates from the multiple organ damage arising from years of untreated hypertension. Hypertension
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