Anticholinergic

Dementia is characterized as a condition where the mental processes of cognition and memory start to deteriorate. It is described as a syndrome that hinders the daily lives of those who have it and is characterized by memory and thinking impairment. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease and the second most common is vascular dementia. Dementia is a syndrome occurring usually, but not limited, to people over the age of 40 and is due to brain damage caused by natural deteriorating

combination of diseases and/or disorders that attacks part of the body such as the anus, liver, pancreas, bilary tract and the mouth. These agents are a part of many sub-classes of drugs such as H2 Antagonist; Laxatives; Antidiarrheal; GI Stimulants; Anticholinergic/Antispasmodics and also PPI’S (Proton Pump Inhibitors). The class of H2 Antagonist drugs which are also known as H-2 Blockers, are used to treat gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, GERD, or stomach bleeding.H2 Blockers works to the effect of decreasing

Antipsychotic Medications Stephanie Grace Kelly College of the Desert Antipsychotics are classified as major tranquilizers that are used to treat mental health illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses. They can also treat severe depression and severe anxiety. These antipsychotics drugs reduce or increase the effect of neurotransmitters in the brain to regulate levels that help transfer information throughout the brain. The neurotransmitters that are affected

When it comes to Asthma some allergies are just one of the factors that can trigger asthma attacks. Not all people with asthma have allergies and there are many people who have allergies but do not have asthma. Some ongoing health problems can trigger asthma symptoms or make them worse. These include obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, acid reflux, stress and depression. Let your allergist know if you have one of these conditions so you can discuss the best approach to control both your health problem

“Tens of millions of people around the world find it distressingly difficult to breathe owing to a combination of emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis – a deadly duo known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Brody, 2012).” The overall disease-state, role of exercise, treatments, and implications are all interrelated when improving patient COPD. Throughout this paper, all will be addressed with the goal to better the understanding of COPD. COPD is becoming prevalent disease within

Rhinovirus Inducing Wheezing And Asthma Exacerbation In Children A respiratory viral infection plays a major role in important aspects of asthma and its exacerbation; which is nearly associated for about 80% of overall respiratory condition. Viral pathogen associated with wheezing includes Human Rhinovirus (HRV), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Parainfluenza, and coronavirus (Busse & Lemanske. 2010). Rhinovirus is associated with common colds that may cause sore throat, sinus infection, ear infection

beta2- agents that are always for emergency rescue inhalers. The most prescribed and used bronchodilator is Albuterol also called Ventolin, Proair, and AccuNeb. There are also anticholinergics used as reliever medication such as Atrovent and Spiriva. Also, commonly prescribe is a combination of beta2-agent and anticholinergic is DuoNeb which is albuterol and

dopamine in the system. There are many different medications out there that are used for PD patients. These are Carbidopa-levodopa, Carbidopa-levodopa Infusions, Dopamine agonists, MAO-B Inhibitors, Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Inhibitors, Anticholinergics, and Amantadine. There are many pros and cons to these medications the side effects that come with each of these medication makes it worth taking but having to find other medications to go along with the side effects of the original meds you

Treatment will often include antipsychotics for the illness itself, anticholinergic drugs to help treat extrapyramidal symptoms (movement disorders), that are caused by antipsychotics, and in some cases cognitive remediation. Cognitive remediation techniques are time and labor intensive, because cognitive deficits are multiple

of COPD is the use of inhaled bronchodilators that reduce dyspnea and bronchospasm (Nettina, 2013). Some of these medications are long acting, such as the anticholinergic Tiotropium or the beta adrenergic agonists Salmeterol, others are short acting, used before activity or when symptoms worsen; examples of such are Ipratropium, an anticholinergic, and the beta adrenergic agonists Albuterol (Nettina, 2013).The patient that has repeated exacerbations and is symptomatic with a FEV1 less than fifty percent