Corticosteroid

progresses to an inhaled steroid (level 2) (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2013). According to Arcangelo and Peterson (2013), "inhaled steroids are the most effective therapy" for treatment and long-term maintenance (p. 349). Measures that include inhaled corticosteroids can help to minimize airway inflammation and permanent damage (Bhargava, Prakash, Rehan, & Gupta, 2015). Moreover, the stepwise guide includes recommendations for consultation (Level 3 or 4) (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2013). All of…

Athletes and Drugs Performance enhancing drugs should be regulated, not prohibited, because they can only hurt or damage a person if he/she go over limit, mandatory drug test can't detect all types of steroids , and all sports have rules that must be followed. “Among the most popular performance-boosting drugs are anabolic steroids which are used by athletes to build muscle, strength, and body weight” (Bouchard). Doping has been an issue in athletics since the time of the ancient Greeks. Doping…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Janelle Reed –Estrada Nursing 250 Delta College Disease Process Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or lupus is a multisystem inflammatory auto immune disease that can attack any system in the body, though it typically affects the skin, joints, and serous membranes, renal, hematologic and neurologic systems (Lewis, 2011). The origin of the disease is unknown; however it is thought to result from interactions among genetic, hormonal, immunologic, and…

is able to put the malady into remission, but there are side effects involved with steroids. Rogaine, however, is not a recommended treatment as the follicles are the target of the auto-immune deficiency and what Rogaine attempts to stimulate. Corticosteroids and Methotrexate, treatment for auto-immune diseases, have been thought of as possible ways to put Alopecia Totalis in remission. There are cases that have resulted in a fairly quick recovery of hair growth. The drug, ruxolitinib, has just…

This paper focuses on the treatment and management of asthma, providing background information on the disease, symptoms and diagnosis. A major argument in this paper is patient self-management education are vital in improving the health outcomes of asthmatic patient. Although asthma has no cure and there is different, treatment and management approaches to kept it under control. Emphasis has been put on the medical care and pharmacological approaches in treating and managing asthma. In this…

occurred 2 to 42 days after the start of fluoroquinolone therapy5. There are also many risk factors that increase the likelihood of patients who are taking the FQ’s to have tendinitis or a tendon rupture. These include age greater than 60 years, corticosteroid therapy, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, history of musculoskeletal disorder, and taking other drugs combined with FQ’s. The drugs reported…

Chemotherapy is chemical therapy that is a frequently used course of treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer. While this therapy can often improve prognoses, it also causes nausea, a generalized feeling of sickness, and emesis, a vomitus product of nausea. Chemotherapy induced emesis can cause critical manifestations that lead to a substandard patient quality of life and negatively influence his or her ability to comply with the therapy. This can result in patients prematurely discontinuing…

Mononucleosis also known as mono is commonly called the kissing disease. Mono is a virus caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Which affects the lymphocytes and white blood cells that help support a person’s immunity. Mono can be easily be spread through a cough or sneeze. Along with by sharing a glass or food utensils with someone who is infected at the time. Mononucleosis has many signs and symptoms that come with the virus. These would include fatigue, malaise, a sore throat and fever. Along…

SLE or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a very complicated disease process. According to the American College of Rheumatology,” Lupus is a destructive inflammatory disease process. It affects multiple organ systems, usually characterized by fatigue, fever, skin lesions, joint pain and swelling, anemia often affecting the kidneys and various other organs. This disease is ten times more common in women than it is in men.” SLE is a chronic disease process that there is no known cure for, basically,…

It is now well established that the brain and the gut are engaged in constant bi-directional communication. Most individuals are made aware of such communication when alteration in gastrointestinal function is communicated to the brain bringing about the perception of visceral events such as nausea, satiety, and pain or when, in turn, stressful experiences lead to altered gastrointestinal secretions and motility. The mechanisms which allow communication between the central nervous system (CNS)…