General Illness Information Medical Term: Hypoglycemia Common Name: low blood sugar Description: Hypoglycemia is a pathological condition characterized by a low level of glucose in the blood (below 3.3 mmol / l). Causes: Factors that can trigger a drop in glucose levels are numerous. However, the most common risk factors are the following: Starvation; Insulinoma (a hormone-active tumor of pancreatic β-cells); The intake of insulin, oral hypoglycemic drugs, less often…
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(Illness)Fungal Infections
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Eczema Common Name: fungal infections, fungus infections. fungal diseases, fungal skin infections. Description: Fungal infections are infectious diseases, caused by representatives of fungi. These include heterogeneous infections, most of which occur against the background of immunodeficiency states. Classification: Fungal infections are divided into the following forms (by type of pathogen): Candida infections (fungus of the genus Candida); Trichophytosis (fungal infections of the skin, nails, mucous membranes); Cryptococcosis…
Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma Common Name: ACC, adrenal cortical carcinoma, adrenal cortical cancer, adrenal cortex cancer Description: Adrenal cortical carcinoma is a malignant tumor that develops from the adrenal cortex cells. The disease is considered extremely rare. Causes: No one knows the exact causes of cancer development, although research work in this direction is very active. It is known that some genes (sections of our DNA) contain instructions for…
Ovarian Cancer
(Illness)General Illness Information Medical Term: Ovarian Carcinoma Common Name: Ovarian cancer, ovarian tumor Description: Ovarian cancer is a group of different types of neoplasms that arise in various tissues in the ovaries. The most common type of cancer is one in which the spread of cancer cells occurs along the surface of the ovaries. Causes: Genetic predisposition. There are genes that increase the likelihood of developing ovarian cancer. According to…
Iron Toxicity
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Iron poisoning Medical Term: Iron Toxicity, Iron Overload Description: Iron is a part of many vitamins for adults and children, so light cases of iron overdose are very frequent. However, a severe overdose of iron can be dangerous and even fatal. Children’s vitamins containing iron are safe because of the limited number of tablets in the package. Not all iron preparations are the same. Taking…
Cervical Dystonia
(Illness)General Illness Information Common Name: Cervical Dystonia Medical Term: Spasmodic Torticollis Description: Cervical dystonia is a painful displacement and curvature of the neck. This is a rare disorder in which the condition of the neck muscles contract before spasm. With cervical dystonia, the head is inclined sideways and turned in one direction. It can also be tilted forward or backward. Cervical dystonia sometimes pass without treatment. However, there is a risk…
Accolate (Leukotriene)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACCOLATE® Manufacturer: Zeneca Scientific Name: Zafirlukast Application: Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Pharmacology Zafirlukast is a selective and competitive receptor antagonist of leukotriene D4 and E4 (LTD4 and LTE4), components of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRSA). Cysteinyl leukotriene production and receptor occupation have been correlated with the pathophysiology of asthma, including airway edema, smooth muscle constriction, and altered cellular activity associated with the inflammatory process, which contribute to…
Accupril (Quinapril Hydrochloride)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACCUPRIL Manufacturer: Parke-Davis Scientific Name: Quinapril HCl Application: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Pharmacology Quinapril is a nonpeptide, nonsulphydryl inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), which is used in the treatment of hypertension. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a peptidyl dipeptidase that catalyzes the conversion of angiotensin I to the vasoconstrictor angiotensin II. After absorption, quinapril is rapidly de-esterified to quinaprilat (quinapril diacid), its principal active metabolite….
Acyclovir Sodium for Injection
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACYCLOVIR SODIUM FOR INJECTION Manufacturer: Novopharm Application: Antivira Pharmacology Acyclovir, a synthetic acyclic purine nucleoside analog, is a substrate with a high degree of specificity for herpes simplex and varicella-zoster-specified thymidine kinase. Acyclovir is a poor substrate for host cell-specified thymidine kinase. Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster-specified thymidine kinase transform acyclovir to its monophosphate which is then transformed by a number of cellular enzymes to acyclovir diphosphate…
Actifed (Triprolidine HCl – Pseudoephedrine HCl)
(Pharmaceutical)General Information Brand Name: ACTIFED® Manufacturer: Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare Scientific Name: Triprolidine HCl – Pseudoephedrine HCl Application: Antihistaminic – Decongestant Indications The prophylaxis and treatment of symptoms associated with the common cold, acute and subacute sinusitis, acute eustachian salpingitis, serous otitis media with eustachian tube congestion, aerotitis media and croup; in allergic conditions which respond to antihistamines, including hay fever, pollenosis, allergic and vasomotor rhinitis. Contraindications Hypersensitivity to triprolidine or…