Pathophysiology of Seizures

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon the pathophysiology of seizures as follows: Nerve impulses in the brain are transmitted from one cell to the other as mild electrical impulses. Many factors such as, neurotransmitters in the brain, sodium and glucose concentrations in the blood, bacterial infections, blood and oxygen supply to the brain, and mechanical injury to the brain play a significant role in influencing these nerve impulses in the brain. Some of these factors can act [...]

Therapeutic Uses of Promethazine-2

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of promethazine as follows: Motion sickness Individuals with history of motion sickness can present with increased nausea and vomiting sensations. Promethazine use helps with preventing and controlling the excessive nausea and vomiting sensations and offers relief from symptoms of motion sickness. Nausea and vomiting of surgeries Anesthesia and surgical procedures can induce some nausea and vomiting, thus leading to complications such as aspiration. Promethazine use can reduce the nausea [...]

Therapeutic Uses of Promethazine-1

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of promethazine as follows: Seasonal allergies Individuals can present with rhinitis and burning sensation of eyes, secondary to hay fever and activation of allergies during the pollen season. Individuals can also present with these symptoms, secondary to exposure to dust and various chemicals, due to change in the living environment. Promethazine use helps with calming down of these symptoms and offers relief from dust and seasonal allergies. Skin allergies [...]

Promethazine and Mechanism of Action

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon promethazine and mechanism of action as follows: Promethazine is a medication belonging to the antihistamine group, especially used in individuals with complaints of allergy and motion sickness. Histamine is a chemical mediator released from the mast cells during an allergy response. Histamine binds to the H-1 receptors on the cells in the body and results in development of symptoms of allergy, such as, itching of the skin, sneezing, runny nose, and [...]

Precautions to be observed while taking Proscar-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking Proscar as follows: Your physician could change the dose of Proscar, based on the lab results, relief obtained from symptoms of BPH, or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, as scheduled. Be accommodative to the plan of frequent dose changes, until you show an optimum response. Individuals can have other conditions contributing to the difficult urination, such as, poor nervous control [...]