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26, 2016 Hypertension and Social Ecology Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which an individual’s blood pressure is too high. This means that the blood is exerting more pressure on the arterial walls than normal as it moves throughout the body. I chose to write about this disease because numerous members of my family suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it is especially interesting to me because of the fact that hypertension itself does not display symptoms,…

Pulmonary Stress Test Pulmonary stress tests are done while you are exercising to see how well your lungs are working. Spirometry readings are first done while you are resting. Readings are then taken again following exercise. Spirometry measures how well you can move air in and out of your lungs. It can be done at your health care provider's office or at home with a small handheld spirometer. The spirometer is used to measure: FEV1 or Forced Expiratory Volume1 (the amount of air you…

glottis was obtained, additional 3ml of lidocaine 2% was administered under direct vision, by MADgic® atomizer (Wolfe Tory Medical, Salt Lake City, UT, USA). A maximum dose of lidocaine 5 mg/kg was permitted to avoid toxicity. The patient was placed in the sniffing position, head elevated by a ramp under shoulders, and O2 was given by a nasal catheter at 4 l/min. Remifentanil administered by target-controlled infusions (TCI) (OrchestraⓇ Base Primea, Fresenius Kabi, Brezins, France) with the…

consists of distensible arteries that end with resistance vessels, whose distributed elastic properties allow the generation of a pressure wave that travels along the artery1. The propagation of a pressure wave is inversely related to the distensibility of the artery1. In younger subjects, peripheral arteries are stiffer than central arteries1,2. In stiffer vessels, pressure waves are reflected, creating retrograde waves1. Retrograde waves are also generated at the peripheral…

Setting: • Aerosolized Pentamidine is required to be given in a setting where nebulized particulate can be filtered. Portable systems such as the Demistifier Airlifter Tent may be used in the absence of a negative pressure rooms. However, if the patient has tuberculosis, a negative pressure room is required. Demistifier Airlifter…

occlusion studies (2). There has been some indication that using a lower sub-systolic pressure cuff during exercise can more accurately represent the ventilatory response (4 & 6). A recent study by Keller-Ross et al. (5) investigated the ventilatory response using lower extremity sub-systolic venous occlusion during exercise (Figure 1). The authors had participants cycle at 30% VO2 max with bilateral pressure tourniquets attached to their…

serious. It affects the skin, muscles, blood vessels, and organs. The cause of scleroderma is unknown and there is no cure for this disease at this time. Someone that has this chronic illness will be likely to experience high vital signs. Their blood pressure will rise due to the blood vessels stiffening, which will result in their pulse rising. Their respiration will rise due to their lungs…

Drug Profile The generic name is Amiloride, and the trade name in New Zealand is Amizide [1]. The Drug class of Amiloride is potassium-sparing diuretics, it is a medication that increases urination without losing potassium [2]. The formulation of Amiloride is 10 tablets of 5mg Amiloride with 20ml of glycerol, then adding 0.1% Parabens, finishing with water makeup to 50ml in total. The final product containing 1mg Amiloride per ml [3]. Amiloride is indicated as adjunctive treatment with thiazide…

Things I have done to make my community a better place is help and influence the younger generation. If I can positively influence the young generation I will influence the future. I want my younger brothers and younger cousins and friends to see me as a role model. I want them to know you get rewarded in life by doing great things. The problem with the young generation is that they can easily get influenced to make bad decisions. The younger generation looks up to someone to follow and they…

When Would You Administer Mannitol? Mannitol is a diuretic. It has many uses. It is most commonly used to increase urine production and flush the kidneys. It can, also, be used to decrease swelling and pressure inside the eye or around the brain. Another use is the elimination of toxic substances, such as aspirin, barbituates, bromides, and carbon monoxide from the body. First, mannitol can perform all of these functions because it is a diuretic. This means that the addition of it to…