excess hydrochloric acid o inactivate the proteolytic enzyme‚ pepsin o alkaline bases Results of Hyperacidity: o Gastritis – inflammation of the gastric mucosa o Peptic ulcer – specified circumscribed erosion a. Duodenal ulcer – duodenum (perforation) b. Gastric ulcer – stomach (malignancy & hemorrhage) c. Esophageal ulcer – lower esophagus (heartburn) Criteria for an antacid: a. Should not be absorbable or cause systematic alkalosis b. Should not be a laxative or cause constipation c
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SMOKING’S IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON THE BODY Many teenagers and adults think that there are no effects of smoking on their bodies until they reach 1 middle age. Smoking-caused lung cancer‚ other cancers‚ heart disease‚ and stroke typically do not occur until years after a person’s first cigarette. However‚ there are many serious harms from smoking that occur much sooner. In fact‚ smoking has numerous immediate health effects on the brain and on the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ immune
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uncontrollable dependance on cigarettes. Everyone knows that smoking is harmful and addictive it is. Seeing other people may be tempting but think of the consequences in the long run. Plenty of things can happen such as a heart attack‚ stroke‚ heartburn‚ peptic ulcers‚ Crohn’s disease even death. The smoking of cigarette is glamorized through advertisements. More and more young boys and girls are attracted by this. Even the statutory warning on the cigarette packets does not stop them. However. Smoking is not
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has been shown to suppress the immune system and has been linked to cancer‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ hypoglycemia‚ gout‚ kidney hypertrophy‚ retinopathy‚ obesity‚ hyperactivity‚ learning disability‚ viral‚ bacterial‚ fungal‚ and yeast infections‚ peptic ulcer‚ hiatal hernias‚ gallstones‚ Crohn’s disease‚ shortened life span‚ and depression. Sodas also provide empty calories‚ and that is also not a good point in drinking it. These are calories that enter your bloodstream without even providing vitamins
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pharmacy directly. Antasida functions to neutralize acid reflux. Not recommended to be consumed simultaneously with other medications because it can have an impact on the rate of absorption of other drugs. These drugs also can relieve the pain of peptic ulcers. Alginate or alginic acid‚ these drugs are consumed right after eating. Alginate serves to protect the walls of the stomach and the esophagus or throat irritation from excessive acid reflux. These drugs can be bought directly at a pharmacy without
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Blood platelets are actually fragments of cells – meaning they don’t contain all the necessary cellular equipment. When a person gets a cut or scratch‚ platelets release thromboxane‚ a chemical that signals other platelets to “help out.” Without the release of thromboxane‚ the platelets won’t come (stick) together‚ no clot will form‚ and the cut will continue to bleed. If you have a wound‚ thromboxane is an indispensable self-sealing material; but if you’re a stroke survivor‚ thromboxane’s ability
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Part 1 1. a. Proteins • made of amino acids • main functions - cell synthesis and repair‚ energy as needed • examples - soy‚ beans‚ legumes‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ animal products (milk‚ meats‚ cottage cheese‚ etc.) b. Carbohydrates • made of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen • main functions - primary energy source‚ fat and protein metabolism‚ energy reserves in stored glycogen‚ blood glucose fuels brain and CNS • examples - starch‚ sugars (breads‚ pasta‚ starchy vegetables‚ fruit sugars‚ simple sugars
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Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator‚ you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read‚ interpret‚ and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144‚ 196‚ & 261-263)
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Inorganic-I Lab Manual http://www.uap-bd.edu Department of Pharmacy‚ University of Asia Pacific‚ Bangladesh Fall 2013 Pharm 112 Inorganic Pharmacy-I Lab Course Teacher: Muhammad Credit 1 Shahdaat Bin Sayeed Website: https://sites.google.com/a/uap-bd.edu/sbspharmacy/ Cell: +8801713459747‚ E: shahdaat.pharm@uap-bd.edu Lab attendant: Md. Abul Halim [01727565062] Name of the Experiment: Qualitative analysis of Inorganic compounds/Drugs Lab 1: Principle of identification
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Exam 2 PUBH 600 Guidelines: You may use all of the resources (e.g.‚ textbook‚ other books‚ websites) available to you‚ EXCEPT FOR OTHER PEOPLE. Your work must be done individually. Any exams that appear similar in format and/or answers will be considered to have been done in a group setting. All such exams will receive a score of 0. Late exams will not be accepted for any reason. Any late exams will receive a score of 0. These policies will be strictly enforced. Remember that your exam must
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