Diuretic

High blood pressure is treated with medicines such as diuretics or ACE inhibitors. High blood sugar is treated with oral medicines (such as metformin), insulin injections, or both. Low-dose aspirin can help reduce the risk of blood clots, especially for people whose risk of heart disease is high. References…

5. Caffeine is known to increase endurance, but consuming in combination with other herbal supplements found in energy drinks prior to or during exercise is found to be life threatening. 6. Because caffeine, like alcohol, is a diuretic it increases the chances of a person becoming dehydrated. F. Mixing energy drinks with alcohol. 7. A person might feel sober because their more alert, but that’s just a false sense of sobriety. Therefore they end up drinking more…

restricting their intake of food, and some lose weight by forcing themselves to vomit after meals or by abusing laxatives or diuretics (Comer). One of the patters of anorexia nervosa is called restricting-type anorexia nervosa, where people reduce their weight by restricting their intake of food. Others lose weight by forcing themselves to vomit after meals or by abusing laxative or diuretics, which is a patter called binge-eating / purging-type anorexia nervosa (Comer). The second patter,…

child’s age, symptoms, and general health will depend on the treatment. Some ASD and VSD will close on its own as the child grows. As for adults, the treatment options are typically the same. The treatment options for ASD include: Medication: Diuretics can help to get rid of the extra fluid from the body. Surgery: ASD can be repaired, by closing opening with stitches or a special patch. Device closure: A septal occluder is a procedure via cardiac catheterization to stop eth blood flow…

Bulimia nervosa is known as an eating disorder that is characterized by binge eating which is followed by purging, which means they rid their bodies of the excess calories by vomiting, abusing laxative or diuretics. According to my citations, the exact cause of bulimia is unknown multiple factors contributes such as stressful transitions in life that you have had in the past or present, such as the history of abuse or trauma. Negative body images that you have for yourself most common is…

surgery, Irradiation, Hematopoietic stem call transplantation, Vitamin A deficiency, Hepatitis C and, Androgen insufficiency, Moderate level of evidence is about Medications such as tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, diuretics, beta-blockers, Diabetes mellitus, HIV/HTLV1 infection, Systemic chemotherapy, Cataract…

Kayer, Mauron and Miah (2005) take the legalization side of the debate. They claim that biological and environmental factors do not match up. Some athletes are at an unfair advantage due to their genetic makeup over others. Mayer et al. also argue that sports themselves are dangerous towards athletes health. For example in hockey concessions, broken bones, and strained muscles are common due to the physical aspect of the game. Therefore the arguments that claim performance-enhancing drugs are…

Introduction Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a world wide health problem resulting in one-fifth of unexpected deaths in the western world. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is one of the life-threatening arrhythmias contributing to the increasing number of individuals needing urgent medical assistance (Wellens, Gorgels & Munter, 2013). The following case study will explore a complex critically ill patient who has suffered from a ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF due to dilated left ventricle (LV)…

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis and tend to develop in people with high levels of uric acid in their blood. The arthritis affects more than 8 million Americans and is more likely in men than women due to hormones women have in their bodies (Diagnosis Gout). Uric acid is formed when the human body breaks down cells and food that is ingested, it builds up in the joints causing crystals (Diagnosis Gout). The crystals are needle like and cause sudden pain to the body, the infected are…

Patient C is an 18 year old healthy female. She has great difficulty producing a very small volume of urine, despite the fact that she has not urinated since the morning. It is discovered that she has only had one donut and two cups of coffee all day. The patient’s urine is an orange/ yellow colour and is very dark, however there is no odor exhibited from the urine, it also has a pH of 6.0. The patient’s urine has no glucose, protein, ketones, bilirubin, or nitrite. There is also no evidence of…