20th November 2008
Key Concepts
- Primary HA are classified as migraine, tension-type, or cluster and other trigeminal autonomic cephalagias.
- Pain because of trigeminaovascuular system of the brain.
- Migraine is further classified as a migraine with aura and migrain...
20th November 2008
Goals of Treatment:
1)Take away pain
2)Achieve normal functioning
3)Prevent recurrence
4)Prevent side effects
Types of Headaches:
Tension-Type: Bilateral pain that spreads over the top of the head and extends to the base of the skull. This is ...
20th November 2008
Key Concepts
- Primary HA are classified as migraine, tension-type, or cluster and other trigeminal autonomic cephalagias.
- Pain because of trigeminaovascuular system of the brain.
- Migraine is further classified as a migraine with aura and migrain...
20th November 2008
This is a summary of Anxiety Disorder Therapeutics
Key Concepts
- Antidepressants are first-line agents in the management of chronic generalized anxiety disorder.
- BDZ good for acute treatment.
- Acute lasts about 12 weeks. Should result in total...
25th September 2008
Mr. Wheeze: A compact look at Athsma and Medications for treatment.
First of all, I think it’s important to start off with a definition. So here we go. What is Asthma?
Asthma is a syndrome with attacks that cause reversible narrowing of the airway...
23rd September 2008
Did you know Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is three times more likely to appear in women than men?
First of all… What is RA? Well here’s a definition straight form Wikipedia:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder that ...
19th September 2008
So back to the Black box warning. What is it?
Steven Johnsons Syndrome, or SJS, is a horrible skin reaction that many times leads to death. Even though the rate of SJS is very low it is actually higher in pediatric patients than in adults. The risk of ...
19th September 2008
First what is hypertension?
You may hear your doctor or pharmacist talking about this mysterious problem and not understand what he/she means. Well, hypertension or HTN literally means a high blood pressure. Usually your blood pressure is associated wi...
