What are eosinophil granulocytes? Eosinophil granulocytes are a subgroup of white blood cells (leukocytes). The doctor determines the leukocyte blood values as part of the complete blood count. Eosinophil granulocytes make up around one to four percent of all white blood cells (in adults), whereby the values fluctuate over the course of the day. The … Eosinophil Granulocytes: What They Mean
Vaccination reactions – annoying but quite normal According to the current status, the Corona vaccines approved to date are generally well tolerated. However, relatively many vaccinated persons experience vaccination reactions. Strictly speaking, these are not side effects, but rather the natural reactions of the immune system to the vaccination. These include flu-like symptoms that subside … Corona Vaccinations: Side Effects, Allergies, Long-term Effects
Hay fever symptoms: How do they develop? With hay fever, the body reacts allergically to protein components of plant pollen in the ambient air (aeroallergens). Where the body comes into contact with this pollen (mucous membranes in the nose, eyes and throat), the typical hay fever symptoms appear. The pollen proteins cause the body to … Hay fever symptoms
About 1.2 million known species of fungi are everywhere in our environment. Some fungi live on skin and mucous membranes, others are very tasty or are used for medicinal purposes. Only a few hundred fungi can cause disease. It is not always easy to track down these culprits. Fungi are life forms that belong neither … Fungi: Fungal Diseases
An itch can have several causes, with insect bites, small skin injuries, eczema and allergies among the most common triggers. Against the nerve-racking itching and scratching, however, help many home remedies from cold to salt to vinegar, which are in almost every household. What helps against itching? A decoction of horsetail can be placed on … Home Remedies for Itching
During a muscle biopsy, physicians remove muscle tissue from skeletal muscles for the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases, for example, in the presence of myopathies. Another task of muscle biopsy is the examination of the preserved tissue material. Closely related specialties are neurology, neuropathology, and pathology. What is muscle biopsy? During a muscle biopsy, physicians remove … Muscle Biopsy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Products Copper is commercially available in multivitamin preparations, dietary supplements, and ointments and solutions, among other products. Hormone-free intrauterine devices (known as “coils”) or copper chains are also approved for contraception. These are medical devices and not drugs. Structure and properties Copper (cuprum, Cu, atomic number 29) is a soft and easily workable transition and … Copper
Products In many countries, human drugs containing ampicillin are no longer commercially available. In other countries, film-coated tablets and injectables are available, often in fixed combination with sulbactam. Structure and properties Ampicillin (C16H19N3O4S, Mr = 349.4 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. In contrast, the sodium salt ampicillin … Ampicillin (Polycillin, Principen, Omnipen)
Products Suspensions are commercially available as cosmetics, medical devices, and drugs. Typical examples of medicines are eye drop suspensions, antibiotic suspensions, nasal sprays with glucocorticoids and other drugs for ingestion, antacids, the activated charcoal suspension, injection suspensions and shaking mixtures. Structure and properties Suspensions are liquid preparations for internal or external use. They are heterogeneous … Suspensions
Symptoms A dust mite allergy manifests itself in allergic symptoms. These include: Perennial allergic rhinitis: sneezing, runny nose, in the later course of the disease rather a chronically stuffy nose. Allergic conjunctivitis: itchy, watery, swollen and red eyes. Sinusitis with headache and facial pain Lower respiratory tract: cough, bronchial asthma. Itching, rash, eczema, exacerbation of … House Dust Mite Allergy
Symptoms Skin tears on the fingers – known as rhagades – are deep, cleft-like, and often keratinized lesions that extend into the dermis of the skin and occur mainly near the fingernails at the tips of the fingers. They may also occur on the back of the hand. Despite their small size, the skin tears … Skin Cracks on the Fingers
Adenosine triphosphate or ATP is the most energy-rich molecule in the organism and is responsible for all energy-transferring processes. It is a mononucleotide of the purine base adenine and therefore also represents a building block of nucleic acids. Disturbances in the synthesis of ATP inhibit the release of energy and lead to states of exhaustion. … Adenosine Triphosphate: Function & Diseases
