LOW BLOOD SUGAR
WHAT are the Symptoms of low blood sugar? Low blood sugar also known as hypoglycemia causes different symptoms in different people. The symptoms may be neurogenic (sweating, shakiness, tachycardia, anxiety, …
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OF RECOVERY POSITION AND AN UNCONSCIOUS POISONED PATIENT
The recovery position is critical to the successful management of poisons that cause loss of consciousness. The position keeps the airway clear and open. It also ensures that any vomit …
Read MoreHOW TO SELECT ANTIDIABETICS FOR THE ELDERLY
The elderly are generally vulnerable to adverse effects of drugs owing to physical and physiological changes associated with aging. Diabetic drugs for the elderly should be selected judiciously in order …
Read MoreCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS: BENZODIAZEPINES AND BARBITURATES
Sedatives calms nerves, a property utilized in managing anxiety of acute onset. Higher doses of sedatives induces sleep and thus used as sleep aids. Overdoses of these sedative-hypnotics produces symptoms …
Read MoreWHY SERUM CREATININE IS A POOR MEASURE IN GERIATRICS
The elderly generally have a reduced muscle mass. Since creatinine is a metabolic product of muscle proteins, the diminished muscle mass in the elderly significantly affect the reliability of serum …
Read MoreWITH ALCOHOLIC DRINKS, WOMEN ARE THE WEAKER SEX
Alcohol is a small water- soluble molecule. It distributes rapidly into all body water so that its concentrations in blood approximates that in other tissues. Since women have lower body …
Read MoreWHY DIAZEPAM IS OFTEN USED IN ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME
It is cheap and widely available. It has a wide margin of safety, and thus very high doses can be used without any major risk of toxicity. It has a …
Read MoreWHEN PROSTAGLANDINS ARE PREFERRED TO OXYTOCIN
PGE2 (e.g Dinoprostone) and PGF2alfa (e.g. Carboprost) are theoretically superior to oxytocin for inducing labour in women with eclampsia, preeclampsia and other cardiovascular diseases because, unlike oxytocin that is intrinsically …
Read MoreFACTS ABOUT LEAD POISONING
Lead is highly toxic with no known safe level for anyone to eat, drink or breathe in. The major sources of lead are lead-based paint, leakages from lead-coated pipes in …
Read MoreWHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a Colorless, tasteless, odorless, and non-irritating gas. Thus, it’s presence cannot be detected by people at risk of its poisoning. Detection is made much more difficult …
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