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HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)

HYPERTENSION  Hypertension is a very common disorder  particularly in past middle age..  Hypertension itself is not a disease, But a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality or mobility..  Hypertension is also known as (High Blood Pressure) .. Blood pressure is the force of  your blood pushing , against the wall of the artries..  The normal range of blood pressure is 120/80mmHg.. High Blood pressure or Hypertension is the condition, In which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure .. Hypertension is a seriously mental health condition increased the risk of Stroke, brain, kidney and other problems ..  It is a major cause of premature death worldwide with upwards of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women .. * What are the symptoms of hypertension   Dizziness   Highblood pressure   Nausea   Vomiting   Irregular heartbeat   Mental confusion *What causes Hypertension . High salt in you...
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Drug for cough

Cough
It is protective reflex,and its a sudden expulsion of respiratory secretion and foreign particles from air passage.. 
It mainly occurs due to the stimulation of mechano or chemoreceptor in throat and respiratory passage.. 
Demulscent (Agent that Reliving pain and inflammation)
Pharyngeal demulscent soothe the throat and reduce afferent impulses from the inflammed /irritated pharyngeal mucosa, thus provide sympatominetic relief in dry cough arising from throat.. 
Expectorant (Mucokinetics) 
Thses are the drugs believed to increase bronchiol secretion or reduce its viscosity fascilating its removal by coughing.. 
Mucolytics drugs 
.Bromhexine
.Ambroxol
 Acetylcysteine 
.Carbocisteine
Anti-tussive 
Act in the CNS raise the threshold of cough centre or act peripherally in the respiratory tract to reduce tussal impulses or both tissue actions.. 
Opoid antitusive 
.Codeine
.Ethylmorphine
Non opoid antitusive 
.Noscapine (Narcotine)
.Dextromethomorphone 
.Chlophrnidol 
.Pronoxidiazen 
Anti histamines 
 Relief in cough due to their sedative and anti-cholinergicaction 
Bronchodilators 
 Increase the surface velocity of air during the act of coughing 
 It is used only when the element of   bronchio constriction is present
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