Corticosteroid

Today I will be talking about patients with asthma and giving them Corticosteroid (Prednisone) to help with inflammation. I will tell you how this steroid works, and who shouldn't take this type of medication. I will also talk about the difference in upper respiratory infection and a lower respiratory system. Asthma is when a patient's airways narrow or swells. This makes it extremely hard for the patient to breath. When the patient has a flare up they start wheezing and coughing. Your immune…

prevalence of 5% to 22%. At present, topical medications for allergic conjunctivitis consist of topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, eosinophil deactivators, lubricants, and cyclosporine ophthalmic solution and for severe disease; topical corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are essential. Olopatadine is a dual-action, selective H1-receptor antagonist and a mast cell stabilizer. Objective: This systemic review aims to assess the safety and efficacy of…

Hi Katrina, I enjoyed reading your poster presentation on gout and you have well described the symptoms and pathophysiology. I did not know much about this topic and very interested to know that gout is a form of arthritis caused by monosodium urate crystal deposition in and around a joints(Vannuchi 2012). Clinically significant hyperuricemia is serum urate level > 6.8 mg/dL (404 mcmol/L) due to likelihood of urate crystal deposition when urate concentrations > 6.8…

Although there is no cure for muscular sclerosis there just a few treatments that can help control the symptoms. A variety of medications are prescribed in several forms such as orally, intravenous or by injection. Treatment for attacks includes corticosteroids to reduce nerve inflammation. Medications for depression, sexual dysfunction and bladder and bowel control may also be prescribed. Medications administered by injection subcutaneously or intramuscularly are Beta interferons for…

1. Furosemide (Loop-diuretics) Indication: Furosemide is a loop-diuretic that is indicated for use when treating Hypertension, Hyperkalemia, and edema that is from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, or liver cirrhosis. MOA: Its mechanism of action is to interfere with the chloride-binding cotransport system and inhibits the reabsorption of chloride and sodium ions at the distal and proximal tubules, and the loop of Henle. This leads to the pharmocological effects of enhancing the…

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is chronic, relapsing, transmural inflammation of uncertain etiology that can affect any portion of the digestive tract from mouth to anus, but is predominantly seen in the terminal ileum and/or colon (Inflammatory Bowel Disease article). The name of the disease came from Dr. Burill Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932. Crohn’s Disease is part of a group called Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). CD differs from other IBD’s in…

Signs and Symptoms There are a few indications to look out for when thrombocytopenia is the suspected disorder an individual is suffering from. We know that thrombocytopenia is caused by a low platelet (Thrombocyte) count which would result in a bodies hindered ability to perform important blood clotting functions [2]. Most of the time the symptoms aren’t life threatening and in mild cases the person suffering from the disorder doesn't even experience any related symptoms [3]. In severe cases,…

time. Long-term asthma control drugs are usually taken daily, the medication keeps asthma attack under control on a daily basis and make it less likely to cause an asthma attack. The drugs include inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene modifiers and combination inhalers (4) Drugs like corticosteroids have side effects like cataracts due to long term…

MCTD may be diagnosed upon a clinical evaluation of overlap disorders, a detailed patient history, identification of characteristic findings, and specialized tests in blood that reveal high levels of antibodies to the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (anti-RNP) and high amounts of the antibodies ANA. Those who have mixed connective tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis disease lack the antibodies dsDNA and Scl70, respectively. The treatment of MCTD is…

F patients, it may lead to a decrease in the bioavailability of theophylline and higher doses could be required. Secondly, theophylline is metabolised in the liver via cytochrome P450, as a result it involves in a lot of drug interactions. Therefore, monitoring by a clinical pharmacist is necessary with this medication (Dipiro et al., 2008). Additionally, when using inhaled drugs, clinical pharmacists can assist in determining a number of factors such as if it is suitable to give inhalers as a…