Can You Take Creatine If You Have High Blood Pressure?
Conclusion
We’ve journeyed through the multifaceted world of creatine, from its role in boosting athletic performance to its potential therapeutic uses. We’ve also delved into the crucial relationship between creatine and high blood pressure, highlighting the need for caution.
The key takeaway? If you have high blood pressure, consult a healthcare provider before taking creatine. It’s not just a supplement; it’s a substance that interacts with various bodily functions and can have significant implications for your health.
So, before you consider adding creatine to your routine, make t...
Source: The EMT Spot - August 29, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Alpha-Beta-Blockers For High Blood Pressure: Types, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Conclusion
In conclusion, the advent of alpha-beta-blockers has marked a significant advancement in cardiovascular treatment.
These medications, combining the properties of both alpha and beta blockers, have demonstrated superiority in managing various cardiovascular conditions.
They offer the potential for enhanced blood pressure control, cardiovascular protection, and versatility in the management of several cardiovascular conditions.
The choice of using alpha-beta-blockers, however, must be tailored to the individual patient. Considerations such as past medical records, present health conditions, concurrent ...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) For High Blood Pressure: Types, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Conclusion
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a leading cause of death globally, necessitating the adoption of preventive measures, early detection, and effective management strategies.
Hypertension, a significant risk factor for CVD, requires active management to mitigate associated risks.
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) have emerged as a favored choice among healthcare professionals due to their effectiveness and unique benefits.
ARBs offer several advantages compared to other blood pressure medications. They effectively control blood pressure, protect vital organs such as the heart and kidneys, ...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 11, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
ACE Inhibitors For High Blood Pressure: Types, Side Effects, Drug Interactions
Conclusion
In conclusion, the rising utilization of blood pressure medications reflects a growing awareness of the importance of managing hypertension for overall health.
ACE inhibitors, among other drug classes, are widely used due to their effectiveness in lowering blood pressure and providing additional benefits for heart and kidney health.
It’s essential to consult your doctor before starting or adjusting ACE inhibitor treatment to ensure personalized care and monitor for potential side effects or drug interactions.
Taking ACE inhibitors as prescribed, following consistent dosing schedules, and attend...
Source: The EMT Spot - July 9, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
The cannabis education gap: Why patients are left in the dark
Imagine that you are suffering from chronic pain. The pain keeps you awake at night so you don’t get much sleep. Lack of sleep most nights and the ensuing chronic fatigue causes you some anxiety during the day. Your primary care physician suggests that she is concerned with the increasing amount of aspirin and ibuprofen
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The cannabis education gap: Why patients are left in the dark originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Timothy Byars Tags: Meds Hospital-Based Medicine Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 23rd February 2023
First, some research that has been picked up by the media:A study of school performance in 12 year olds, looking at performance in children who were born following an induced labour. Thestudy is open access andgot coverage in the Guardian. Then, some things about breastfeeding:Claims made on formula milk are not backed up by evidence,a study in the BMJ finds,discussed in the Guardian and by the BBC.TheGuardian ’s coverage of a new series ofopen access articles in the Lancet.Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, statistics on breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks after birth, quarterl...
Source: Browsing - February 23, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: breastfeeding midwifery Source Type: blogs
Dear Patient, If You Have to Treat a Cold, Know This:
BY HANS DUVEFELT
Americans hate being sick. There are too many cold medicines out there to remember by name. But there are really only a handful of different drug classes to consider.
In order to choose any one of them, be clear about what you want to accomplish. It’s actually very simple.
1) Make my cold go away faster: Zink, echinacea, visualization/manifesting, sauna, prayer (may be mostly placebo effect ).
2) Stop my nose from running (including post nasal drip): You’ll want the crud to leave your body as soon as possible, so turning off the drain pipe that your nose has become can increase the risk of ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Cold Hans Duvefelt Medical Education Source Type: blogs
Pharmacological closure and maintaining patency of ductus arteriosus
Prostaglandin E1 is used for maintaining ductal patency in ductus dependent circulations [1]. Both oral [2] and intravenous paracetamol [3] have been used for pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus in newborns. Indomethacin was the earlier drug being used for pharmacological ductal closure, but seldom used now because of its adverse effects. Then came ibuprofen, which is still being used. Paracetamol is the latest addition, with a better side effect profile than ibuprofen.
Ductus dependent circulations are classified into ductus dependent pulmonary circulations and ductus dependent systemic circulations. Bo...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Rapid Diagnosis: Vomiting Blood
The dispatcher reports that the patient is vomiting blood. Hemataemesis if you want to be technical about it. It could be a whole bunch of things right? … Well yes it could. Before you e-mail me to say that you can’t believe I missed Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever, here’s one web site that lists 113 possibilities.
But if you want to play the numbers, it’s going to be one of four things. And if you want to play “stump your partner” you can narrow it down quite a bit based on your patients age and disposition.
There are four things that tend to cause a person to vomit blood. Before you click on the little ...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 14, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Whitehead Tags: EMT Source Type: blogs
Training Students and Communicating Science on Capitol Hill
Dr. Mikhail Bobylev. Credit: Minot State University.
“I’ve been infected with this enthusiasm for science, and I think that carries over to my students. Essentially, I lead by example,” says Mikhail Bobylev, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota. He researches ways to improve the chemical synthesis of medicinal molecules, and since 2004, he’s has mentored more than 70 undergraduate researchers in his lab with support from the NIGMS-funded North Dakota IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).
Dr. Bobylev focuses on training students to conduct rigorous,...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 31, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Cool Medical Tools
My longtime friend, Kevin Kelly, author, world traveler, and futurist invited me to join him on the Cool Tools podcast. He wanted me to share my most recent medical “Cool Medical Tools”. He also asked me to share the first aid and medical treatments I carry with me when I travel. Check out the video below for our conversation:
Links to My Favorite Recent Cool Medical Tools
01:00 – Timeshifter app
12:55 – Aranet4 CO2 monitor:
19:14 – Bite Helper big bite aid
25:18 – Natrapel insect repellent
26:13 – Zyrtec antihistamine
Cool Stuff in my Personal First Aid Travel Kit
Ibupro...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 25, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Kids Travel Safety Vacationing & Travel Source Type: blogs
Two Small Pharma Firms Join The Struggle To Give Women Access to OTC Birth Control Pills
Jeffrey A. SingerTheNew York Timesreports today that two small oral contraceptive makers, Cadence and HRA Pharma, have been seeking to make their birth control pills over ‐the‐counter since 2016. The Food and Drug Administration has taken five years “dialoguing” with the pharmaceutical firms but has yet to give them “clearance” to formally apply for the switch. TheTimes article cites an FDA spokesperson as saying the agency hopes to reach a decision within 10 months of the companies submitting a formal application.As I have writtenhere, birth control pills are available over ‐the‐...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 14, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
The Pain Is In Your Brain: Your Knees Know Next to Nothing
By HANS DUVEFELT
A “frozen shoulder” can be manipulated to move freely again under general anesthesia. The medications we use to put patients to sleep for such procedures work on the brain and don’t concentrate in the shoulder joints at all.
An ingrown toenail can be removed or an arthritic knee can be replaced by injecting a local anesthetic – at the base of the toe or into the spine – interrupting the connection between the body and the brain.
An arthritic knuckle can stop hurting and move more freely after a steroid injection that dramatically reduces inflammation, giving lasting relief long after any...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Patients Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, April 12th 2021
In conclusion, the MR exhibited the protective effects against age-related behavioral disorders, which could be partly explained by activating circulating FGF21 and promoting mitochondrial biogenesis, and consequently suppressing the neuroinflammation and oxidative damages. These results demonstrate that FGF21 can be used as a potential nutritional factor in dietary restriction-based strategies for improving cognition associated with neurodegeneration disorders.
Senescent T Cells Cause Changes in Fat Tissue that are Harmful to Long-Term Health
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/04/senescent-t-cells-cause...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 11, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Non-Invasive Biomarker to Measure the Effectiveness of Senolytic Drugs
In this study, mice were given chemotherapy which induces widespread senescence, followed by a senolytic drug. The biomarker was only detected in the blood and urine of mice treated with both chemotherapy and the senolytic, but not with either on its own, confirming specificity for senolysis.
Link: https://www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-first-non-invasive-biomarker-to-track-and-verify-efficacy-of-senolytic-drugs/ (Source: Fight Aging!)
Source: Fight Aging! - April 8, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
