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used to treat the chorea associated with Huntington’s disease (Videnovic, 2013). Tetrabenazine is an antidopaminergic agent that has proved to be effective in treating chorea in individuals with Huntington’s disease. N-methyl-D-Aspartic acid receptor antagonists such as amantadine and memantine are also prescribed by physicians to treat chorea. Another common way physicians try to treat chorea is with the use of antipsychotic agents (Videnovic, 2013). Medications such as haloperidol, clozapine,…

Background: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCKD) is the most frequent inherited renal cystic disease around the world. PCKD is a very complex group of disorders characterized by the formation and growth of multiple renal cysts, containing urine-like fluid, which displace renal tubules and frequently leads to end stage renal disease (ESRD). PCKD has two major forms and can be transmitted as autosomal dominant or recessive traits with variable expression. 1-3 Major advances have been done towards…

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder which affects the connective tissue of the body. MFS is autosomal dominant, with “approximately seventy five percent of people” diagnosed with MFS having a parent that has the disorder. The other “twenty five percent” of people with MFS have developed this disease through new gene mutation (NIH. National Human Genome Research Institute). This disease is not specific to gender, race or region, and is potentially life threatening. MFS affects multiple…

Learning Objectives: After this, physicians should be able to Understand the importance of dealing with ketamine abuse Identify physical signs and behavioral changes in young adults abusing ketamine · Help family members deal with the patient and get them proper treatment Case Presentation: A 17 year-old female patient comes into the doctor's office for the usual check-up with her mother. The patient has complaints of painful urination and an intense pain in the abdomen that…

Preterm delivery is a terrible problem that plagues the United States, as well as many other countries worldwide. Preterm delivery of infants remains one of the most intractable problems that contributes to perinatal morbidity and mortality (Slattery & Morrison, 2002). This issue contributes to a large amount of cost towards the health industry. The definition of preterm delivery is, “…those [deliveries] that occur at less than 37 weeks’ gestational age; however, the low-gestational…

The growing HIV rates within MSM are so severe that studies have been conducted to explore the possible factors that are leading to the growing rates. A study conducted in Los Angeles that involved 797 MSM and MSM/W from the Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV-Cooperative Agreement Program found that the reason people lack awareness “of HIV status may be due to stigma” (14). With the use of the Internalized Homonegativity index, researchers found that “anti-gay attitudes and perceptions…

Ketamine is classified as a general anesthetic, and has conventionally been used as such since its FDA approval in 19701. It is a noncompetitive NMDA antagonist that blocks glutamate and produces a cataleptic state, or a state of trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. It dissociates the limbic and thalamocortical systems, effectively dissociating the CNS from outside stimuli. Per the manufacturer’s package insert, it is to be dosed by…

A Case Analysis of the Pathophysiology and Pharmacologic Treatment of Asthma Definition of Disease Asthma is a “chronic inflammatory disorder of the bronchial mucosa that causes hyperresponsiveness and constrictions of the airways” (Huether & McCance 2014). The onset of asthma has the ability to be induced by a variety of forms: non-allergic (stress, anxiety, or weather induced ), allergic (extrinsic), reaction to medications, and strenuous cardiovascular activities (Lilley, Collins, & Snyder,…

was approved in 1993 but is rarely prescribed because side effects that include possible liver damage. Namenda was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2003. It treats the moderate to severe Alzheimer 's disease. Namenda is a receptor antagonist that block the effects associated with abnormal transmission of glutamate, which is associated with learning and memory. Moderate to serve stages stretch out for years and can be hard for the individual and nurse. Loss of function and…

interpretation of the results. The results of the original literature seemed more interesting than suggested by the press article. One important point that should have been included in the press article is progression of liver injury by adenosine receptor antagonists, which supports the role of adenosine signaling in damage progression. The popular press article also lacked advisory caution regarding numerous other causes and altered levels of proteins which may be equally responsible for liver…