Precautions for Several Major Drugs in Myasthenia Gravis Patients

Statins and Myasthenia Gravis 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor) have that effect of reducing blood lipid and anti-inflammation, It can reduce the incidence of cerebrovascular diseases and coronary heart disease. In the past 10 years, the application of statins has increased significantly. Although most patients are generally well tolerated to statins, the drugs still have certain side effects, such as myalgia and rhabdomyolysis in severe cases. In theory, Statins may induce or aggravate myasthenia gravis symptoms, However, it is not caused by affecting the transmission of neuromuscular junctions. Pharmacological mechanism studies have found that, Statins can inhibit T cell activation, Inducing the transformation of helper T (Th) cells to Th2 cells, acting on B cells Read More …

Can antipyretic paste reduce fever?

I don’t know when to start, antipyretic stickers have become standard for fever. No matter adults or children, as long as they have a fever, no matter their body temperature or their state, they should first put a sticker on their foreheads. As for whether the sticker is useful or not, it will bring what feelings to children, and no one cares. Fever is good for the child’s recovery. Elevated body temperature can reduce the replication and reproduction of microorganisms in children’s bodies, and can also improve the inflammatory reaction of human bodies, which is conducive to the removal of pathogenic microorganisms. Fever is beneficial to the recovery of children’s illness. It is wrong to think about reducing fever for Read More …

How to correctly deal with children’s fever?

There are many reasons for children’s fever. Infection, inflammation, tumor, metabolic immunity and other reasons can cause fever. Children of different ages have different causes and treatment measures for fever. For parents, it is difficult to judge the cause of children’s fever, and how to deal with it? The age of that child is very important If your child is less than three months old, As long as the body temperature is higher than 38 ℃, you should go to the hospital. Because at this age, especially during the neonatal period (0-28 days), more than 10% of fever is caused by serious infection, such as bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia, etc., and the immune system of the newborn is not perfect, which Read More …

Lethal minefield for children’s cold medicine

The most consultation I received on Weibo is probably what to do if my baby eats too much cold medicine and eats it wrong. After all, cold medicine is the most commonly used and easily bought medicine for young parents. Early in the morning yesterday, some netizens anxiously consulted on my microblog: [My baby was two years old and three months old. He took ammonia cafe Huang Min oral solution. He ate too much and should eat 2.5 ml at a time. As a result, he ate 10 ml, 10 ml and 25 ml three times a day. The vomiting was unsuccessful and there would be side effects of what? What should we do? ] I immediately asked her to Read More …

How do I take painkillers?

In life, it is often inevitable to have some pain here and there. Some people who clearly know the cause of the pain may choose to buy some over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers in pharmacies. The efficacy of these drugs is relatively certain, the adverse reactions are rare or mild, and they can be obtained without prescription. So how should OTC painkillers be correctly selected and used? Common Pain in Life and Its Treatment Headache There are many causes of headache, which are generally temporary. Occasionally paracetamol or ibuprofen can be used for headache. Quiet and dark rooms can also help relieve headache. If headaches are very frequent, or worsen gradually, or accompanied by other symptoms (fever, weakness, etc.), you should see Read More …

Before or after meals, taking medicine has to pay attention to

What is the difference between taking medicine before meals or after meals? One sentence can be summarized: take medicine before meals, there is no food in gastrointestinal tract; Take medicine after meals. There is food in gastrointestinal tract. As for your medicine, how to take it, I’ll teach you a simple principle, remember, next time I change the medicine, I also know how to take it. Of course, I hope you don’t need to take medicine. The human body is like a complex network of roads. Although there is only one word difference, these two different ways of taking drugs will make the absorption process of drugs in the human body different. The absorption process of drugs in human body Read More …

Aspirin, it’s okay. Don’t eat it indiscriminately.

A few days ago, a patient called me and said that he suffered from myocardial infarction and had been taking aspirin. Before that, he had a sudden massive hemorrhage in the upper digestive tract and was sent to the emergency department. According to him, the amount of hemorrhage was very large at that time, and he was already hypotensive and unconscious. Fortunately, the rescue was timely. This phone call made me a little depressed. Over the past few years, I have treated many patients with coronary heart disease. During taking aspirin, gastrointestinal bleeding is not rare. Many people know aspirin, but they don’t really know it. In the early treatment stage of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, aspirin is the basic Read More …

Why are you scared when you hear hormones? If you need it, you have to use it.

Editor’s Note: The hormone mentioned in this article refers to glucocorticoid drugs, that is, drugs that simulate the hormone function secreted by human adrenal cortex. The human body also secretes many other hormones. Although this article does not cover them, it can also face all hormones used according to doctor’s advice. There has been such a thing in Australia, although it has been talked about by doctors there for more than ten years. Gloria, like many babies, got eczema at the age of four months, but her parents did not receive regular treatment because they were afraid of the side effects of hormone drugs. As a result, children’s eczema is getting worse and worse, and their nutritional status is getting Read More …