why is it necessary to take apical pulse after injecting epinephrine to asthma patients?/?
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Epinephrine increases the heart rate and blood pressure which needs to be monitored. I find it very strange that a asthma patient would recieve that drug in this day and age.
715093
It could be dangerous.  I had an aunt who had to have a pacemaker put in because her heart beat was too low.  \n\nIf you had it tested, what did the doctor recommend?
870639
It could be muscle strain from the heavy lifting, but I'd expect you to feel it more in your back than in your side. If it is interfering with your ability to get a good breathe though, you really should go have it checked out by the doctor.  Even as an asthmatic, you should not need to take deep breaths constantly to avoid feeling breathless.  Like as not it is just simply a pulled or strained muscle, but you might also benefit from something to ease your need to breathe so deeply so often.  It could well be related to that, and be pain from breathing with a restricted airway.  So you really should go see the doctor on this one, just to be on the safe side.  Asthma is not something to play around with or take chances with.  Difficulty breathing is the sign something needs attention.
785673
I used to get them many years ago. You're right they are painful and scary. I finally noticed that I got these spasms when my asthma was acting up...not necessarily DURING an asthma attack, but within a day or so of one. Once I got the asthma under control the spasms subsided. If you are asthmatic or have severe allergies, you might want to have that link explored.\n\nGood luck.
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I have suffered from acute asthma since I was a Home remedy for asthma\n\nYou should use this infusion when you have an asthma attack or as a prevention measure. \n\n\nComposition and preparation \n\n\n10 grams Marjoram flower tips\n10 grams Minth flower tips\n10 grams Pouliot plant\n20 grams Bouillon blanc\n20 grams Capillaire\n20 grams Poppy flower\n20 grams Eucalyptus leaves\n20 grams Hyssop flower tips\n20 grams Grey lichen\n20 grams Ground Ivy\n20 grams Pine buds\n20 grams Pulmonaire\n20 grams Thyme leaves\n\n\n\n\n¤ Put four tablespoon of the above mix in a non-metallic, heat-resistant pot.\n¤ Pour four glasses of water on top.\n¤ Bring to boil and simmer for three minutes.\n¤ Cover and rest.\n¤ Let infuse for fifteen minutes.\n¤ Filter and drink two glasses during the day or more in case of an attack.\n\n\n\n\nThe quantity prepared of this Home remedy for asthma is enough for two days\n\nAnd stay CALM!
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Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction due to a Type I Hypersensitivity reaction.  In this type of reaction, exposure to an allergen triggers mast cells to release large amounts of histamine.  This can cause shock and suffocation due to the closure of the airway, among other symptoms.  Diphenhydramine (Benedryl) can be used to treat anaphylactic shock.  Oral diphenhydramine is usually not fast-acting enough, so an injection is given.  Epinephrine can also be injected to counteract the affects of shock, maintaining blood flow to the body and opening the airways (via Beta-2 adrenergic stimulation to the airways).
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Yes it's easy to use, just follow the directions exactly then call 911 immediately. Do not think that because you gave them the epi they will be ok. \n\nRemember that peanut allergies are very dangerous. Even inhaled peanut dust can trigger an anaphylatic episode. Some foods are prepared with peanut oil so you have to be very careful what they eat and where it comes from. Don't trust places that tell you the food was not prepared with peanuts, I've seen far too many people arrest. \n\nLast but not least, NEVER drive your children to the ER if you suspect they are having an allergy attack, always call 911. Children compensate for long periods of time and you may think it's safe to drive them, but they crash fast. Take an AHA CPR class asap especially since you are watching kids with special needs.
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Does your heart stop when you sneeze?\n– Lauren K, El Cajon\n\nNo. The heart's rhythm is controlled by a natural pacemaker – the sinoatrial node, a group of cells located in the right atrium of the heart. These cells create an electrical impulse by pumping charged particles out of the cell and then allowing them to flow back in. Conducting cells transmit the electrical impulse to all parts of the heart to initiate muscle contraction. Sneezing does not stop this electrical activity.\n\nHowever, the nervous system and circulating hormones, such as adrenaline, alter the rate of the electrical activity in the sinoatrial node to increase or decrease heart rate. Just as exercise leads to an increased heart rate, sneezing works many muscles; therefore it is possible for a "sneeze attack" to increase heart rate.\n--------------------\nSherry Seethaler has a doctorate in science education and is a UCSD science writer and educator. Send your scientific questions to her at Quest, San Diego Union-Tribune, P.O. Box 120191, San Diego, CA 92112-0191. Or e-mail sseethaler@ucsd.edu. Please include your name, city of residence and phone number.\n======================================\nDear Earl,\nWhen I sneeze, does my heart stop?\n\nBen, Age 12\n\nDear Ben,\nDefinitely not, although that is a common myth. Looking at the sites in our Heart category, your heart keeps pumping blood throughout your body from when you're a baby in your mother's womb until the moment of death. Your heart beats all day and all night, all the time. When you run or play hard, your heart beats faster. When you're asleep, your heart beats slower, but it doesn't stop. If a person needs heart surgery, doctors hook the patient up to a machine that pumps blood for the heart. Only then is it safe for the doctor to stop the heart in order to operate. When you sneeze, the muscles in your abdomen, chest, and throat are all involved. And, even though you might not notice it, your heart is working too.\n\nEarl
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Asthma narrows the airways making it difficult to take a deep breath and/or breathing out normally. One of the most difficult things for me, a non asthmatic, is to try to explain to someone who is asthmatic how to breath.  I am sorry if what I suggest makes no sense.   You need to work with a rhythm when you breath, especially when you are in crisis or coming out of a crisis....do not yet worry about deep breaths, just take it slow and easy...slow in and slow out.  Think of something you find comforting...like the QUIET ocean wave....in....and out....When you use your nebulizer....do NOT wory about breathing deep, this will happen more naturally as the medicine begins to open the bronchioles...forcing a deep breath may have the opposite effect.  When a person has an asthma crisis, the truth is the harder the work, the less effective the breaths...so...Take your nebs and your Advair and practice slow easy breathing...slow in and slow out. It is almost like meditating and focusing only on your breathing rhythm. If your breathing does not improve,or it gets worse at anytime.. you may need an IV dose of Solumedrol...a stronger steroid, or IV Epi.  Keep in contact with your physician and head to the ER if your physician is not available.  Also, this anwer is really not mine.  I have a friend whom I work with who has been an asthmatic since she was 4 years old (she is in her 30s now).  When I need to know what my asthmatic patient might be going through, I go to her and ask.  She is married and has a son just over a year old and it is important to her to do her best to manage her asthma for her sake and her son's.  She said, the first thing she has to do when a crisis begins is not to panic for her next breath...which is what she or her body/mind wants to do.  She also gets to the ER quickly if she finds she can't manage her oncoming attack.....Meditating and focusing on her breathing is one aspect of her own coping mechanisms.
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It helps them breath easier.  Actually most people in distress will put themselves in this position without being told by anyone.  It helps them take deeper more effective breaths.  I have seen asthmatic patients do it as well.
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You need to use your Ventolin for relief of symptoms and another i use asmacorte or becloforte as a preventer, don't just take it for a few days at a time, this is a lifetime thing! When using any inhaler always brush and or rinse your mouth out as using them and steroids can cause oral thrush. Prednisolone is great for when you have a bad bout of asthma and should be taken as directed by your Dr and not used long term as it can cause high blood pressure, heart problems, high cholesterol, thinning of the skin, mood swings. The smoking will more than likely cause an attack, i always ask people not to smoke round me, not sure if you can do that with the people you work with. If you follow and keep up your asthma treatment yes you can live a normal life, i have been asthmatic since i was 1 year old, i am now 40. I do sports, had children, travel, live a normal life. You be in control of the asthma, not the asthma in control of you!
113935
It is most effective to do cardio in the morning on an empty stomack. This i what all the current research indicates. However i would drink some water before during and after.
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if the question is about UK, you can get one from pharmacy without prescription in emergency only and you can prove that you have been prescribed in past, otherwise it has to be prescribed for very good reasons\n1. commonly prescribed in asthmatics which itself can be life threatening if not controlled appropriately\n2. regular monitoring of asthmatic is needed to see if their treatment is working or not\n3, being a drug, it has interaction with other medications as well,
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Most likely the drug has weakened effectiveness, because I have also used expired Albuterol in a pinch and it worked. But definitely get it refilled as soon as possible, you don't want to have a bad attack and not be able to get the correct dose.
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I'm not a surgeon but have a lot of personal experience with angioplasty.  Arrhythmia can be detected on an ECG as it is an abnormal beat.  If it develops there are numerous options to control from pace makers to medication.  Just depends on the type.  Aortic diseases refer to blockage in the aorta.  This is the major artery in the body as all blood flows through it and it supplies all organs except the lungs with oxygenated blood.  Like any artery it can become diseased and block off.  This artery is checked when the doctor performs the angiogram.  (If the doctor accessed the heart by going through the groin then he entered the aorta to get to the heart) This artery can be cleared as any other and if the blockage is serious enough they can bypass it using an artificial artery.\n\nRelaxing will be a key to feeling better.  Any heart procedure can be scary and it takes awhile to get a good mental control over the episode.  Just don't dwell on it.  It may not be a bad idea to consult a mental health clinic.  Just like any organ the brain is subject to some strange reactions.  Mental health clinics are a good source of professionals trained to deal with things such as anxiety and depression which can occur after a heart procedure.\n\nGood luck and i hope your father is soon better.
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perfectly. you can take feel a persons pulse most anywhere on the body. polite society and some weight problems take us to neck and wrist. in an emergency, and if the upper body can't be accessed, the ankle is usually a good spot.
197026
Epi-pen is a little device you carry around that injects epinephrin (basically adrenaline). You use this to stop an anaphilactic (bad allergic) reaction.