What is amlodipine? Amlodipine with brand name Norvasc™ is one of a class of drugs called Calcium Channel Blockers “CCB” What is Norvasc used for? Norvasc™ is used for treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and Angina (chest pain) and many other coronary arteries diseases. Hypertension Blood pushing hard against blood vessels. Norvasc relaxes blood vessels Angina Pain in the chest feels like pressing and discomfort. Norvasc can relieve this pain. Who should not take Norvasc? If you are allergic
Lasix is a brand of the drug furosemide. Lasix tablets are also called water tablets because furosemide, which is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in them acts as a diuretic which gets rid of excess fluid from the body. Who can use the drug? People with high blood pressure use the medication to control their condition. Some people may experience excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or in their body cavity. This mostly occurs in people with congestive heart failures and in patients
Hypertension may not be common in children, but if present, may be a problem in children of any age. It is often missed due to medical professionals omitting to take the blood pressure in a child or the technique, used by the doctor to take the blood pressure, is incorrect.[7] In adults a high blood pressure is defined as a BP of 140/90 and higher but in children, to determine if the BP is high, one has to take into account the child’s age, weight and height. A child is said to have hypertension
My first day of clinical was more of an orientation to floor. My preceptor orientated me to the unit by showing me where everything was at for both safety and emergency reasons. This week I took care of care two patients, but my focus was on one patient because the other patient was on comfort care. I did physical assessments on both patients and I administered IV and NG tube medications. I started an IV on one patient on the unit and I performed blood draws on other patients on the unit. I suctioned
intrauterine growth restriction, thrombocytopenia, organ dysfunction, epigastric pain, neurologic disturbances, and fetal hemodynamic stability (McCoy, Baldwin, 2009). Providers may treat the increasingly high blood pressure with intravenous hydralazine, labetalol, intravenous nicardipine, sodium nitroprusside, beta-adrenergic blockers, and diuretics. Patients on diuretics should be monitored closely to prevent further blood volume deficiencies and are contraindicated in fetal distress. Magnesium sulfate
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) and Preeclampsia A. Discussion of disease/condition 1. Incidence Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is a multi-organ disease process that develops as a result of pregnancy and regresses in the postpartum period. It usually develops after 20 weeks of gestation in a woman who had normal blood pressure. It is defined as an elevation of systolic and diastolic pressures equal to or above 140/90 mm Hg. In clinical practice, the terms PIH and preeclampsia
Stroke Medications and Treatment “Time is brain” is the repeated catch phrase when addressing the treatment and management of stroke (Saver, 2006). Access to prompt and appropriate medical care during the first few hours of stroke onset is critical to patient survival and outcomes. Recent changes in the guidelines for acute stroke care released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) have improved patient access to treatment. Stroke treatment now follows
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain, causing the death of brain cells due to the lack of oxygen. Abilities of that area of the brain such as muscle control and memory are lost when the brain cells begin to die. A cerebrovascular accident is also referred to as a stroke. There are two types of strokes, which include hemorrhagic or ischemic. Around 87 percent of all stroke cases are ischemic. An ischemic stroke is resulted by a blockage of a blood vessel
Atenolol is a nationally known, commonly used medication that has helped to change the lives of many people in America. Atenolol, also known as Tenormin, is placed in a group of remedies known as beta-blocker. As a Beta-blocker, Atenolol is used to treat a range of bodily disorders in connection with anxiety and tension, such as high blood pressure, angina, irregular heart rhythms, migraines, prevention of a second heart attack, tremors, alcohol withdrawal, anxiety, and glaucoma. The three main malfunctions
Acute subdural hematoma The definition of a traumatic brain injury is damage inflicted to the head/brain due to an external mechanical force, for example falls in elderly people or road traffic accidents in younger people. A standardized approach to assessing the severity of the brain injury is advocated by the means of Glasgow coma scale (GCS). It is the universal classification system and it consists of assessing three categories; Eye, motor and verbal scales. The sum score ranges from 3 to 15
Anesthesiologists face many issues, one of the most important being drug shortages. These drug shortages are on some of the most vital anesthetics, those used on a daily basis. These shortages result in numerous problems not only for the physicians, but also for the patients because it creates different side effects and creates hazards in the hospitals. Although still developing, some solutions have risen that might help alleviate the drug shortages even though they are not as effective as expected