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Donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine are cholinesterase inhibitors. Memantine works differently and is called an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist. This regulates the activity of glutamate which is an important neurotransmitter in the brain involved in learning and memory (Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia). Memantine blocks glutamate from binding to its receptor on the neuron. Binding of glutamate permits calcium to enter the cell. In Alzheimer’s patients, however, excess glutamate can…

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – the most common form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia – is a chronic, progressive fibrotic lung disease that affects older adults. IPF is characterized by a continuing decline in lung function, poor survival, and limited therapeutic options. The invasive proliferation of fibrous tissue and scarring of the interstitium lead to a decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) (Richeldi et al. 2014). IPF has a poor prognosis; the median survival for the disease is…

I am presenting my paper as a combination medication to treat an ailment of hypertension or known for everyone as a high blood pressure. When I was a young boy growing up in the Philippines, my grandmother at my mother side of the family had two younger siblings that passed away at age of 45 from heart attacked due to high blood pressure. My father had two mild strokes but fortunately still alive with mild physical complication, and his father had three stroked, two was mild and the third is…

Equine Joint Injections - Good or Bad? By Brittany T Factor, DVM | Submitted On November 21, 2015 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Brittany T Factor, DVM "You want to do what to my horse…

thromboembolism prophylaxis should be initiated to prevent blood clots. It is recommended that a low molecular weight heparin be used along with sequential compression devices (mechanical prophylaxis). A proton pump inhibitor or histamine-2 receptor antagonist should be used to prevent stress ulcers if there is a high risk for gastrointestinal bleeding (Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2017, p. 516-518). Nutritional therapy should be initiated twenty-four to forty-eight hours after admission…

Demographic Information For this assignment I watched Still Alice (Glatzer, 2015). This movies main character is Alice who is a linguistic professor at Columbia University. At the begging of the move she is celebrating her 50th birthday. She is married to John and has three adult children Anna, Tom, and Lydia. After having some issues with her memory Alice decides to see a neurologist who tests her cognitive abilities and does scans of her brain. After the test are performed Alice is diagnosed…

Oxytocin is a hormone classified as a neuropeptide that is produced in the hypothalamus area of the brain and that mammals produce almost exclusively (1,2,5). From the hypothalamus, oxytocin spreads to other parts of the brain and peripheral parts of the body to influence cells and behavior. Although oxytocin has been known for almost a hundred years, research into its effects on behavior and exact function is still ongoing and has recently picked up. For many years oxytocin has been used in…

The Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended was at the Parish Hall at the St. Stephen’s Church in Quinebaug, CT. The meetings are every Monday night at 7 PM. It was a small little hall with four long tables pushed together to give the feeling we were sitting in a circle. There was a row of additional seats behind one of the tables for extra people. It was a mixed group of about twenty men and women. There was a wide age range of people from young adults to elderly although most of them were…

abilities or Einstein like abilities to solve the most complex problems. It simply puts them at a level playing field as those who do not suffer from ADHD. This misconception is one of the major leading factors that cause many college students to abuse Adderall and use it in nonmedical ways. Nonmedical Use of Adderall: The misconception of Adderall is what causes college students and individuals in general to use Adderall in nonmedical ways either through acquiring false prescriptions or…

Introduction Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), more commonly known as “acid reflux”, is a condition that affects people of all ages from infancy to adulthood (1, 2). With this condition, the contents of the stomach are brought back up the esophagus and can lead to a variety of symptoms and discomfort that can be mild to severe (1). It is also something that everyone has experienced to some degree. Anytime someone burps, has an acid taste in their mouth, or heartburn, he or she…