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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...

(1)Avoid smoking  As we all know, smoking is one of the major cause of most of the diseases like cancer,Asthma and also it's the cause of weak immunity..  If you want to make your immune system strong ,you have to avoid smoking..  (2)Eat a diet high in fruit and vegetables  High fruit diet and green vegetables are very helpful in immunity boosting and they are also helpful to fight with many disease..  ( 3 ) Zinc  Zinc is one of the best mineral for immunity boosting .. (4)Drink lemon water and warm water  Lemon water is help to fight with many health problems .. " 1 galss of lemon water in a day avoid many health problems" Warm water is very helpful in problems like coughing ,sneezing.. Drink "1 glass warm water in a morning ,treats many of ur health issues" and make u feel energetic and relax..    (5) Spinach, citrus fruit  These are very helpful to boosts immunity  And also used in ...

What is malaria?  Malaria is a disease caused by the plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquito .. There are four species of ( protozoal parasite Plasmodium) 'P. Falcipuram'   'P. Vivax'  'P. ovale'      'P. malariae' In india, the national malaria Eradication programe (NMEP)started in 1958,appears complete disappearance of the disease in 1960s to 0.1m cases in 1960.. The NMEP was renamed national antimalaria programme (NAMP) Which now is national vector bone disease control programme (NVBDCP) with a wider disease coverage.. What are the Symptoms of malaria ?  . Fever   . Fatigue   . Nausea   . Vomiting   . Headache   .Sweating   .Shivering  What are the Best Medicines for the treatment of malaria ? .Artemisin  .primaquine .Chloroquine  .Mefloquine .Artemether .Proguanil .Antifolate Anti-malarial therapy is given in the foll...

Tuberculosis  Tuberculosis is a granulomatous(structure found during inflammation) chronic disease caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis..  About 1/3rth of the world population with this disease.. In which 10-15% develop disease over life time..  India was the highest contributor with 2.2m cases in 2014.. In 2012,the government of india has declared TB to a notifiable disease,So that any doctor who treats a TB patients has to notify it to the government..  Medication used in tuberculosis  First line drugs   This drugs have high antitubercular efficacy as well as low toxicity are used routinely .. These are the most potent and tolerated best oral drugs  Example  . Isoniazid  .Ethambutol .pyrazinamide .Rifampin Second line drug   These drugs have either low antituberculae efficacy or higher toxicity or both and are used, when the first line drug cannot be used or to supplement them..  These are less eff...

Leprosy  Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium liprae.. It mainly affect your skin, mucus membrane..   It has been considered as incurable since ages.. But now due to availablity of some medication ,it is entirely curable  but deformities /defects already incurred may reserve .. According to WHO,Classified as 1-Paucibacillary leprosy - Patient has few bacilli and is non infectious  It includes the TT and BT types..  2-Multibacillary Leprosy -Pateint has large bacilli load and infectious.. It includes the LL, BL and BB types..  Classification of antileprotic drugs  (1)Sulfone -  Dapsone  (2)Phenazine derivative - Clofazimine  (3)Anti-tubercular- Rifampin, Ethionamide  (4)other antibiotics - ofloxazin Moxifloaxzin, Monocycline, Clarithrycin  Dapsone It is a diamo diphenyl sulfone..  It is a Simplest ,oldest, cheapest and most effective and commonly used class of sulfone..  Mech...

Angina (Ischemic angina)  It is a chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart .. It is also called angina pectoris  Angina pectoris  It is a pain syndrome due to induction of an adverse oxygen supply/demand situation in a proportion of the myocardium.. Types of angina  (1)-Classical angina(Stable angina)  - Attacks are predicatbly provoked by exercise, ,eating cotious ..when the increased energy demand is withdrwan..  (2) - Varient /Prinzmetal/Vasopastic angina Attacks occur at rest during sleep and are unpredictables..  (3)-Unstable angina - Increase in duration and severity of attacks ,which may occur even during rest .. Mostly due to rupture of an antheromatous plaque attacking platelets. Classification of drugs - .Terminate attacks - Nitrates  .Used for chronic prophylaxis - other drugs    (1)- Nitrates   Nitrates dilate the veins more than artries, peripheral pooling of blood and decreased...