Essays on Anticoagulant

Novel drug sourced from snake venom

Abstract The cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have continued to be some of the leading death causes across the globe. In the recent times, the field of medicine has received substantial advancements, particularly in the areas of pharmacological treatment and the prevention of the disorders such as the plasminogen activators, platelets GPIIb/IIIa antagonists and the direct thrombin inhibitors. The development of the novel drug, the tirofiban sourced from the Echis carinatus venom been highly reported to be of great importance. Tirofiban, an anticoagulant factors isolated from Echis carinatus has a variety of immune responses that includes both acute inflammatory responses ...

Multiple choice questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Increased erythropoietin production Increased heart rate Increased cardiac output Enhancement in oxygen extraction The answer for this question is b. increased heart rate. A reduction in tissue oxygenation as happens in anemia stimulates increased production of erythropoietin through a complex feedback mechanism. Increased production of erythropoietin enhances erythropoiesis in anemia. Increased extraction of oxygen in anemia is a compensatory mechanism that is mediated by an increase in 2, 3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations. Increased cardiac output is the main hemodynamic compensatory mechanism in anemia that aims to increase blood flow to the body organs. An increase in heart rate ...

ICU Observation Evidence-based Practice

ICU Observation Evidence-based Practice

Introduction of the Patient

The patient goes by the name T.P. A 72-year-old male who’s a retired truck driver. He’s immediate family includes his wife, daughter, and grandson (10 years old who is autistic and has turrets syndrome). He is currently diagnosed with myocardial infarction and altered mental state. The past medical history of this patient shows that he has suffered a lot of diseases including hypertension, diabetes mellitus Type 2, congested heart failure, peripheral neuropathy, CKD-3, CAD, dementia, chronic kidney disease and GERD.

The primary medical diagnosis is myocardial infarction which refers to regional myocardial necrosis ...