Epinephrine is the man-made version of adrenaline, a natural hormone substance the body releases in response to stress, and it is classified as a catecholamine. Without the immediate administration of epinephrine, those who are having a severe allergic reaction can go into anaphylactic shock, which...
Blood pressure is measured using a sphygmomanometer, which consists of an inflatable cuff and a measurement device. The cuff is wrapped around the upper arm and inflated, restricting blood flow. As the cuff deflates, the device measures the pressure exerted on the artery walls, giving readings f...
Medicare covers much of the care and services you receive during a hospital stay, but there are limitations to how much and how long this insurance will pay. Elaine K. HowleyDec. 13, 2024 Exercises to Lower Cholesterol All physical activity is good for your health, but these exercises may ...
Pulmonary hypertension is a condition in which there is high blood pressure within the arteries of the lungs, as well as the artery that leads from the heart to the lungs (the pulmonary artery). Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension include fatigue, shortness of breath, pain in the chest, edema...
The World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified formaldehyde as a Group 1 Carcinogen. This means that it is known to cause cancer in humans. Formaldehyde can cause skin irritations, sensory irritations, and breathing problems in people if inhaled, ingested, or...
Many prescription pain opioid (narcotic) medicines also contain acetaminophen and are classified as controlled substances in the U.S. Common prescription opioid combination products that contain acetaminophen include: Tylenol with Codeine #3 (acetaminophen and codeine) Hycet, Lortab, Norco (acetaminophen ...
Early publications on long covid depicted a post-pneumonia syndrome which primarily affected patients who had been hospitalized (and sometimes ventilated) [18,19]. Later, covid-19 was recognized to be a multi-organ inflammatory condition (the pneumonia, for example, was reclassified aspneumonitis)...
Migraine is classified as one of the most disabling illnesses in the United States. More than half of people with migraine never receive a diagnosis. It is essential and empowering to share personal migraine journeys. “I was first diagnosed with daily intractable headache about 10 years ago,”...
ADHD and autism are also both classified as being under the category of neurodivergence. This term means that there are certain structural and functional components of the brains of those that have these disorders that cause them to look and function differently (not deficiently) than others. ...
“The science, that is called statistics, teaches us what is the political arrangement of all the modern states of the known world.” TheOnline Etymology Dictionarystates that the first recorded time the word meant “numerical data collected and classified” was 1829 and the abbreviated form stats...