The appendix is a small, finger-like appendage attached to the cecum just below the ileocecal valve. Read More
1. Aminophylline (Theophylline & Ethylenediamine)
A: Inhibits phosphodiesterase, the enzyme that degrades camp, thereby relaxing smooth muscle of bronchial airways & pulmo. BV; ease breathing
Ix: Symptomatic relief of bronchospasm, chronic bronchial asthma
SE: Arrhythmias, respiratory arrest
Cix: active PUD, seizure d/os [unless anticonvulsant therapy is given]
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• Eye trauma causes structural damage to the eye and is produced by mechanical force or contact with corrosive chemical
• Common among children are usually related to their involvement in vigorous play activities
A stroke, also called “brain attack” or “cerebral vascular accident” occurs when brain cells die from oxygen deprivation.
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The central nervous system includes the nerves of the brain and spinal cord.
The peripheral nervous system includes sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and motor nerves, which innervate skeletal muscle.
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The immune response involves white blood cells called lymphocytes. The most important are B and T cells.
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Hypertension is the increase of the Blood Pressure
• Light is bent or refracted as it passes through the cornea and lens of the eye
• Refractive errors exist when light rays are not focused appropriately on the retina of the eye
A. MYOPIA
B. HYPEROPIA
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Heart failure occurs when the heart’s pumping becomes impaired, resulting in inability to meet the body’s oxygen demands. The most common type of heart failure, left-sided failure, occurs when the left ventricle cannot contract sufficiently. Read More