PHARMACOLOGY OPEN BLOG
Must know drugs for medical emergencies
Anaphylactic shock Adrenaline 0.5 ml sc / im Hydrocortisone 200 mg iv Diphenhydramine 25-50 iv/im Hypoglycemia Oral glucose Fruit juice…
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Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus is sustained epileptic activity with1. two fits without recovery of consciousness in betweenOR2.single fit of >30 mins with…
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Status asthmaticus
Status asthmaticus is also called Acute severe asthma. In Status asthmaticus,1.there is severe airway obstruction2.no response to the initial standard…
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Must know drugs for Medicine and Pharmacology Practicals
Must know drugs for Medicine and Pharmacology Practicals Click on the following drugs to read further.InsulinCalcium gluconateAdrenaline/EpinephrineHydrocortisoneAtropinePralidoximeNeostigmineFurosemideSodium bicarbonateStreptokinaseUnfractionated heparinLow molecular…
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Gynaecomastia
Gynaecomastia is the proliferation of male breast glandular tissue. Causes of gynaecomastia: 1.Physiological (ageing)2.Cirrhosis of liver3.Hyperthyroidism4.Klinefelter’s syndrome5.Hypogonadism6.Tumours of testes and…
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Important instruments for Medicine Practicals
Important instruments for Medicine Practical exams Click on the instruments below to read further. Simple rubber catheter Ryle’s tube Foley’s…
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Side effects of thiazides and furosemide
Hypokalaemia Occurs with chronic use or if dietary intake of K is less.Longer acting thiazide causes more loss of K…
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Pharmacotherapy of Peptic ulcer
Click on the link to download the file Pharmacotherapy of Peptic ulcer -By Jay Shah, Soumya Khot This video might…
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Antiemetic and Prokinetic drugs
– Vomiting or emesis occurs due to stimulation of vomiting centre in the lateral medullary reticular formation. – It receives…
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Drugs for Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• IBD is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of ileum & colon. • Two major types are – ulcerative colitis(UC)…
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Drugs for constipation
These are the drugs which promote evacuation of bowels. Laxatives :- milder action, elimates soft but formed stools. Purgatives :-…
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Drugs for diarrhoea
WHO defines diarrhoea as 3 or more loose and watery stools in 24 hours of period. May be due to…
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Pharmacology graphs
Click on the link to download the file Pharmacology graphs -By Mansi Nahar
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Prostaglandins
Click to download the file Prostaglandins By Ashwin Mascarenhas (Goa Medical College)
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Antihistaminics
Click to download the file Antihistaminics By Ashwin Mascarenhas (Goa Medical College)
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Antiparkinsonian drugs
Hi everyone 🙂 • In Parkinson’s disease there is destruction of dopamine containing neurons resulting in dopamine deficiency • So…
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