Mort Jacobs Pharmacy @mortjacobspharmacy - Tumblr Blog

When you have other conditions in addition to your illness, you’re considered to have comorbidities. These are usually chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, which affect you in the long term.

#Comorbidities #Chronic Conditions

ARDS stands for “acute respiratory distress syndrome,” a fatal symptom of the coronavirus. It is characterized by a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which leads to difficulty in breathing. The patient will need a ventilator to breathe.

#Covid19 Symptom #ARDS

The following drugs might need prior authorization before your insurer provides coverage: - Drugs that have interactions with other medicines - Drugs at risk for abuse or misuse - Drugs with harmful side effects

#Authorized Medicines #Mort Jacobs Pharmacy

The retroviral drugs used for HIV treatment suppress the virus’s ability to replicate and spread throughout the body. By weakening the virus, the body’s immune system can recover from the onslaught and continue to function as normally as possible. They also prevent the virus from integrating itself into the patient’s DNA, which is unique ability retroviruses like HIV possess. Lastly, these drugs also prevent the patient from infecting others with HIV.

#HIV Retroviral Drugs #Fight HIV

You should get a pre-exposure rabies vaccination if you are: - Working with animals, both wild and domestic - Visiting areas where there are many dogs - Traveling to places where rabies in dogs is prevalent

#Rabies Shot #Mort Jacobs Pharmacy

In case you don’t know, there is actually a myriad of vaccine types available. These vaccine types include: - mRNA vaccines - Inactivated virus vaccines - Viral vector - Recombinant vaccine - Live-attenuated vaccines

#Types Of Vaccines #Mort Jacobs Pharmacy

Test strips measure blood sugar levels through interaction with glucose oxidase. The amount of gluconic acid produced by this interaction with the blood measures sugar levels in the body. https://bit.ly/3gWRctA

#Blood Sugar #Sugar Test Strips

A recombinant vaccine uses only a specific part of the germ or virus that the body needs to build immunity against. AstraZeneca’s recombinant vaccine, for instance, incorporates only the spike protein of the COVID-19. Thus, the vaccine teaches the body to produce a strong and effective response to that part of the virus. The spike protein is the mechanism used by the COVID-19 to hijack health cells, and targeting it through vaccination can eliminate the infection. Source: https://bit.ly/3h7uQnY

#Recombinant Vaccine #Mort Jacobs Pharmacy

Here are three challenges that prevent medication adherence: - Patients feel helpless about their chronic conditions - Lack of access to needed drugs - The patient doesn’t understand the medications and overall treatment.

#Medication Adherence #Mort Jacobs Pharmacy

You will need to have one screening for diabetes every 3 years if you’re aged 45 or older. If you are exposed to multiple risk factors, you should submit yourself to screening even if you’re less than 45 years old.

#Diabetes #MortJacobsPharmacy

High levels of blood sugar force the body to expel this excess glucose through urination. This, in turn, depletes the fluids in the body. Frequent urination dehydrates the diabetic’s body, resulting in excessive thirst.

#Diabetics #Thirsty #BloodSugar

Yes, it can. In fact, there is a subtype of osteoarthritis that is referred to as post-traumatic arthritis. This is a progressive disease that develops as the joints experiences wear and tear. This is further aggravated by injuries to that part of the body. Common injuries that can cause post-traumatic arthritis are fractures and dislocations. However, any other injury that affects the joint can also lead to the onset of post-traumatic arthritis.

#Injury #Arthritis #PostTraumaticArthritis

People with active tuberculosis are prescribed antibiotics for a protracted treatment that takes up to 9 months. Common antibiotics against TB include: - Isoniazid - Rifampin - Ethambutol - Pyrazinamide

#Tuberculosis #Antibiotics

There are many ways that these medicines work on the heart. Vasodilators relax the blood vessels and lower blood pressure. At the same time, diuretics force the body to expel waste in the bloodstream through urine. Source: https://bit.ly/36aRsz3

#CardiovascularDrugs #Medicines

High blood sugar levels will damage both the nerves and the blood vessels. When the nerves in the brain are damaged by diabetes, you are at increased risk of developing vascular dementia and cognitive impairment.

#Diabetes #BloodSugarLevel

The rabies virus attacks the brain in both humans and animals. Once an infected animal bites a human, the virus will need to travel from the injury to the brain. Symptoms will only appear once the virus has reached the brain, and they include: - Hallucinations - Fear of water - Sleeplessness or insomnia - Delirium Unfortunately, the disease becomes fatal once the person starts manifesting symptoms.

#RabiesInfection #ManifestingSymptoms

- Damage to different parts of the body - Can lead to other diseases - Digestion problems - Skin infections

#Diabetes #Long Term Effects

Trending Blogs

Recently Viewed Blogs

Mort Jacobs Pharmacy