Scientific Basis Congestive Heart Failure is a disease in which the heart is unable to properly keep up with the amount of blood being sent to the heart. The heart muscle itself‚ in the case of heart failure‚ is unable to sufficiently pump the blood away from the heart and to the body to keep up with the incoming deoxygenated flow. This failure to pump blood can build up pressure and cause additional pumping resistance. The decreased cardiac output of heart failure causes the circulation to become
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Homeostasis is the ’maintenance of equilibrium in a biological system by means of an automatic mechanism that counteracts influences tending towards disequilibria’. Homeostatic mechanisms operate at all levels within living systems‚ including the molecular‚ cellular‚ and population levels. in humans homeostasis involves the constant monitoring and regulating of numerous factors including‚ oxygen and carbon dioxide levels‚ nutrient and hormone levels and inorganic and organic substances. The concentrations
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Fungal contribution in the etiology of infections has increased considerably. However‚ as medical technology has improved‚ The number of infections by intrinsically drug-resistant species has increased rapidly. Despite the constant introduction of new and effective synthetic drugs to the market‚ medicinal plants‚ which are the historical basis of therapeutic health care‚ represent an alternative that is economical‚ accessible‚ and applicable to various pathologies‚ particularly in developing countries
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stroke Statistics Update. One in nine deaths in 2009 included heart failure as the primary cause and the number is increasing according the statistic update (American Heart Association‚ 2017). Treatment for heart failure include an ACE or an ARB‚ diuretics‚ and beta-blockers. Some patients may require
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The Role of Beta-Blockers in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure In 1988 Sir James Whyte Black was honored with a Nobel Prize for medicine for his efforts in the discovery of the beta blocker propanolol and the histamine receptor agonist cimetidine. Beta blockers were originally developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis. The mechanism
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RESEARCH ESSAY Topic –ayurvedic medicine Vs allopathic medicine ANCIENT VS MODERN MEDICINE Ayurvedic medicine is one of the most ancient systems of medicine that people are using from decades. The word ayurvedic is derived from Sanskrit word “ayurveda”. It is made up of two words that are “Ayus” and “Veda”. The former means life and latter means knowledge and the combination of both together forms “knowledge of life”. Ayurvedic medicine is made with the help of plant parts such as leaves
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Dying To Be Thin: Anorexia Nervosa The individual may not recognize that her weight loss or not eating at all is a problem. Anorexics may be afraid of losing control over the amount of food they eat; thus‚ they want to control their emotions‚ and reactions to their emotions. Stacy was a beautiful 16-year-old girl. At that age everyone adored her: her friends‚ her teachers‚ her parents‚ etc. She was on the honor roll in school. She was very athletic‚ being on the track team‚ soccer team‚ and the
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Can You Lose It? Wrestling‚ the world’s oldest sport and still considered today the most difficult and grueling of them all. When wrestling the wrestler must decide what the best weight class is for him to wrestle at‚ most of the time this means losing weight to wrestle at a lower class and although it is not seen that often bumping up a weight class may occur. Wrestlers will lose weight at any costs and this has been proven to be very fatal in the cases of Billy Saylor‚ Joseph LaRosa‚ and Jeff
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If a person has had a stroke‚ the person is at high risk for another stroke. Treating high blood pressure with any blood pressure medication will lower the chances of another stroke. Thiazide diuretics and ACE inhibitors will treat most high blood pressure problems. Medicines like Lipitor and pravachol will lower cholesterol. Being diabetic will increase the chances of another stroke as well if the diabetes go undertreated. It’s important for a
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day based on typical daily fluid intake of 68 ounces (2 liters)‚ National Institutes of Health (NIH). Other factors in urinary system function include fluid lost through perspiring and breathing. In addition‚ certain types of medications‚ such as diuretics that are sometimes used to treat high blood pressure‚ can also affect the amount of urine a person produces and eliminates. Some beverages‚ such as coffee and alcohol‚ can also cause increased urination in some people. The excretory system is a close
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