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Depression has plagued humans for as long as they’ve lived. From Cleopatra to the beloved Robin Williams, depression has taken its toll on the lives of thousands throughout the years. Although it has been around as long as people themselves, a medicine to help treat depression has only recently been discovered. With a little help from advancing technology, antidepressants have become increasingly helpful in treating the symptoms of depression. Antidepressant medications are an effective way to…

Recent literature shows marijuana may cause: an increase in infectious disease, cancer, oral diseases, pulmonary infections, heart disorders, neurologic disorders, renal and urological dysfunction, nausea and vomiting, infertility, and nutritional concerns (Adam Gordon et al., 2013), but these correlations have not been proven. If marijuana is legalized, scientist and doctors can study the drug further to confirm or deny these potential symptoms. If marijuana truly is hazardous, legalization…

and rice during his trip to Indonesia. Not even an hour later, he suddenly felt numbness in his lips, tongue, face and neck. Dr. Marshal also had a feeling of nausea and acutely vomiting because of the pains in his stomach and throat. He was immediately rushed to the ED. His symptoms are diaphoresis, motor dysfunction, parethesias, nausea, ascending paralysis, cyanosis, and hypoventilation. He was prescribed with atropine due to the bradycardia. As he was assumed to be poisonous with…

CC Rose is a 16-year-old female here today with her mother to talk about several issues, including bulimia. HPI The patient tells me she is bulimic. She says that she has been binging and purging since the beginning of August. She remembers doing something similar in the spring of 2014, but says by summer was able to stop on her own and did not seek therapy or mention it any physician. She found initially what she was doing was over eating. Because of that, she forced herself to vomit…

Flovent and the Drug’s off-Label Uses Generally speaking, pharmaceutical companies develop drugs focused on specific conditions. In most cases, these drugs can be used to treat symptoms or conditions they were not originally meant for. These situations would be considered an off label use, meaning it is being used for something other than its intended use. Flovent is no exception to this. It was originally developed for use by asthma patients, but it was later discovered to be an effective…

no set incubation date, but normally after three to seven weeks symptoms start to shows. Symptoms that a patient normally exhibit when they are infected with HDV are fever, lethargy, nausea, anorexia. These few symptoms begin and last from three to seven days. After those symptoms fade away, jaundice, fatigue, nausea will continue, and the bilirubin will become abnormal. (Hepatitis D General, 2011) During this time the stool will become clay colored and urine will be dark in color, signs that…

A concussion is a injury that effects the way that the brain works. It is commonly believed when you get a concussion you blackout, so some concussions go undetected because their was no loss of consciousness. Most concussions are not severe so the side effects go away with time and rest. Concussions are a minor type of brain trauma, but multiple concussions can lead to very serious mental problems. (Mayo Clinic) Concussions are caused by either a blow to the head or violent shaking of the…

The Uncontrollable Growth of Cancer Various risks factors can contribute to the development of cancer, but the cause of this rampant disease is uncontrolled cell growth. Cancerous cells divide without limit because of the production of the enzyme telomerase that speeds up the process of cell division. Cancer cells derive from mutation in genetic DNA, and becomes carcinogenic cells that renew themselves indefinitely. When this fatal continuous process occurs, it results in a tumor. Although…

Death is the most personal of matters, but it’s also a political controversy and there are legitimate concerns on either side of the debate which will be examined closely. Often, the discussion revolves around the right to life, as shown in Figure 2, demonstrates the personal right to choose whether or not life is going to be cut short. Reasons a person might choose the path of euthanasia includes; escaping illness and/or unbearable suffering, loss of function, feeling weak, tired, and…

urine, kidney disease from diabetes, diabetes, low amount of sodium in the blood, acidosis, high amount of potassium in the blood [5]. The major adverse effects of Amiloride is abdominal pain; confusion; difficulty with breathing; irregular heartbeat; nausea or vomiting; nervousness; numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips; shortness of breath; weakness or heaviness of the legs. Furthermore, the less common side effect is agitation; back pain; blurred vision; coma; dizziness;…