Can You Just Quit Atenolol Q: I am a male of 59 years being treated for hypertension at a local government clinic. I have been taking 25mg morning and afternoon of Atenolol for over a year now and my blood pressure has stabilised to 127/60. They have just told me that there will be no […]
What Is Reclast? Reclast is a brand name of a medication, Zoledronic Acid. This is a commonly used medication for treating Osteoporotic conditions. Another common brand of Zoledronic acid available in the market is Zometa. This medication is usually a 15 to 20 minute slow infusion, given intravenous, once a year to slow down bone […]
Respiratory Ventilator This is the commonest form of life support given in hospitals. This is basically a machine used to assist breathing. When is it Required? In cases where the patient is not able to breathe himself adequately to meet the body needs of oxygen, a ventilator is needed. This happens when you have some […]
What is Latent T.B.? A condition where the person has the tubercular bacteria in his body, however there are no symptom. The individual looks normal on examination, no cough, fever, loss of weight etc. The person may give a positive skin test, a positive blood test (quantiferon test), but the chest X ray is normal. […]
Statin Drugs- To Take or not to Take? It is true that these drugs lower your cholesterol levels. However, these medicines have a lots of side effects too. Your doctor has to review the situation and weigh the positive effects vs the side effects of these medications in your case before prescribing these medicines to […]
Memory Loss May Occur With Statins What Is Memory Loss? Memory loss is medically called amnesia. It is a state of forgetfulness, which may manifest in many forms. A person may be forgetful about little things in day to day activities but remember his past. Or, there may be a difficulty in recollecting one’s past, […]
Chemical Imbalance in Mood Swings Our brain is a complex structure made up of many specialized cells called neurons. These cells have long tails called axons, which are sort of wires connecting different areas of the brain and other parts of the body. A neuron connects with another neuron or a muscle spindle via certain […]
Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)- Avoid Certain Medicines Long QT syndrome is a disorder of heart rhythm that causes rapid and irregular heartbeats . The ECG of our heart is a wave sketch of our heartbeats. One single heartbeat involves the contraction and relaxation of each chamber of the heart, one by one. Heartbeats are essentially […]
New Guidelines for Managing Cholesterol – Nov. 2013 AHA The guidelines issued by AHA for prescribing statin drugs to patients have drastically changed this year. This is revolutionary, as people who were not eligible for this prescription earlier, are now being advised to take a statin drug. Old Guidelines As we all know, Cholesterol is […]
Blood Pressure Medicine in Diabetics Q: My dad is 60 years old. He was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension 8 years ago. He has been on Metformin 1000 mg twice daily, Gliclazide 160 mg twice daily and Amlodipin 10 mg once daily. HbA1c varies from 7.6 to 8 %. Blood pressure is 163/92. Should he […]
