Generic Name: aluminum hydroxide Brand Name: Alu-Cap, Alugel, Alu-Tab, Amphogel, Dialume Classifications: gastrointestinal agent; antacid; adsorbent Actions Nonsystemic antacid with moderate neutralizing action. Decreases rate of...
Cimetidine (Tagamet) inhibits the action of histamine at the histamine2 (H2) receptors of the stomach, inhibiting gastric acid secretion and reducing total pepsin output. Brand Names Tagamet...
Dehydration is the condition in which there is excessive loss of body fluids, mostly water. Fluid loss mostly exceeds the amount of fluids taken in. In...
Antihypertensives are a class of medications used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Antihypertensive therapy aims to avoid high blood pressure complications such as stroke and...
Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia is a severe hemolytic anemia resulting from the inheritance of the sickle hemoglobin (HbS) gene, which causes a defective hemoglobin...
Cardiogenic shock also sometimes known as “pump failure” is a condition of diminished cardiac output that severely impairs cardiac perfusion. It reflects severe left-sided heart failure....
Blood transfusion (BT) therapy involves transfusing whole blood or blood components (specific portion or fraction of blood lacking in the patient). OBJECTIVES OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION To...
a – before A&E – accident and emergency AAMI – age-associated memory impairment AB – abortion Ab – antibody ABCDE – airway and cervical spine, breathing,...
Medication errors are one of the most common and dangerous medical errors that a nurse or midwife could commit. This is mostly because medication error can...
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is a fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics used for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible gram-negative bacteria, including E. coli, P. mirabilis, K. pneumoniae,...
