ENFERMERÍA - NURSING

Nausea and vomiting (also called emesis) Nausea is an uneasy or unsettled feeling in the stomach together with an urge to vomit. Nausea a...

The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (and subsequent amendments) define the classes of person who are authorised to supply and possess con...

Obesity means having too much body fat. It is not the same as being overweight, which means weighing too much. A person may be ov...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a problem of not being able to focus, being overactive, not being able control behavior,...

DEPRESSION Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one ti...

SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is a serious brain illness. People who have it may hear voices that aren't there. They may think other p...

INSOMNIA Insomnia is trouble falling asleep, staying asleep through the night, or waking up too early in the morning. Episodes of insomni...

RESPIRATORY STIMULANTS Their use has been replaced by ventilatory support. 1. Doxapram hydrochloride (Dopram). PULMONARY SURFACTANT...

CORTICOSTEROIDS -Beclometasone Dipropionate (Clenil, Asmabec, Beclazone, Becodisks, Qvar, Fostair). -Budesonide (Novolizer, Pulmicort, Sym...

ASTHMA Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have...

Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It is mainly made by the liver but c...

MYOCARDIAL INFACTION Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries bring b...

SYMPATHOMIMETICS They act increasing both heart rate and contractility, it can cause peripheral vasodilation or vasoconstriction. 1. ...

ANGINA Angina is chest pain  or discomfort you feel when there is not enough blood flow to your heart muscle. Your heart muscle needs the ...

Hypertension Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood through your body. ...