Don’t let your worry about the side effects of epinephrine in children who use an auto-injector keep you from using it if they need it. Side effects can be managed, but allergic reactions can kill. Epinephrine, also called adrenaline, is a hormone commonly prescribed as a treatment for severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). If you know ...
The heart is one of the most hard-working muscles in the body. Each day, it pumps blood to each and every organ in the body, so the organs can get enough oxygen and work properly. Congestive Heart Failure (commonly known as CHF,) combined with fluid buildup can weaken the heart, thus inhibiting its ability to ...
As a Colorado native, I have lived in high altitude my whole life. I since have moved to California and now live in Georgia. I find that when I go home to visit I have a hard time adjusting to the altitude. I’m sleepy, I get terrible headaches , And I get very dizzy. It ...
Kapanol is a brand of morphine sulfate, an opioid analgesic, which is given for pain relief. It is for moderate to severe pain that is chronic, or long-term. Kapanol overdose symptoms are the same as a morphine overdose and so is the treatment. Those that are pregnant, breastfeeding, allergic to morphine, or having treatments ...