The power metabolic rate is the total energy consumption of a person within 24 hours minus his basal metabolic rate, which corresponds to the maintenance requirement fasting at rest. Power metabolic rate depends mainly on activity and weight and, like basal metabolic rate, is expressed in kilocalories or kilojoules. Since a direct measurement is associated … Power Metabolism: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Products Mirtazapine is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and meltable tablets (Remeron, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 1999. Structure and properties Mirtazapine (C17H19N3, Mr = 265.35 g/mol) is a racemate and exists as a white crystalline powder that is sparingly soluble in water. It is structurally closely related … Mirtazapine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Priapism is the term used to describe a pathological permanent erection of the male member that lasts for more than two hours and is usually painful. Priapism occurs regardless of sexual arousal; orgasm and/or ejaculation do not occur in this condition. What is priapism? Sometimes an initially normal erection of the penis does not subside … Priapism: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Gelotophobia is an anxiety disorder belonging to the group of social phobias. Sufferers have an abnormal fear of being laughed at by others and therefore withdraw socially. What is gelotophobia? Phobias are mental illnesses characterized by anxiety. Patients suffer from unnaturally extreme fears of certain situations, certain creatures or objects. In German literature, phobias are … Gelotophobia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
A so-called transit syndrome is a disease within which the affected persons usually have to cope with a severe and long suffering. This is due to various reasons, including the extreme complexity of this health impairment. What is a transit syndrome? In medical terminology, a through syndrome refers to a whole range of mental disorders … Transient Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products In many countries, no drugs containing amphetamine are currently registered. The active ingredient is subject to narcotics legislation and requires an aggravated prescription, but is basically not prohibited like other substances from the amphetamine group. In some countries, medicines containing dexamphetamine are on the market, for example in Germany and the USA. Structure and … Amphetamine
Products In many countries, there are currently no registered medicines containing the active ingredient Cathin. Products containing Cathine are not banned, but are subject to prescription and narcotics laws. Structure D-cathine (C9H13NO, Mr = 151.2 g/mol) is a natural substance from the cath (, Celastraceae), which is also produced synthetically. It is a hydroxylated amphetamine … Cathin
Paroxetine is an antidepressant medical substance that belongs to the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The substance is used to treat mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. The active ingredient was developed by the English pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, based in London. What is paroxetine? Paroxetine is a highly effective … Paroxetine: Effects, Uses & Risks
Products Sympatholytics are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, as injectables, and eye drops, among others. Effects Sympatholytics have sympatholytic properties, meaning that they abolish the effects of the sympathetic nervous system, a portion of the autonomic nervous system. Their effects are usually due to direct antagonism at adrenoceptors. Indirect sympatholytics reduce the … Sympatholytics
Flumazenil is an imidazole derivative of the benzodiazepines and acts as an antidote (antidote) in benzodiazepine overdose. It cancels all effects of the benzodiazepines used in anesthetics or sleeping pills for sedation. Flumazenil also reverses the influences of other non-benzodiazepines that react by the same mechanism. What is flumazenil? Flumazenil cancels all the effects of … Flumazenil: Effects, Uses & Risks
Symptoms After the initial clinical manifestation in the form of chickenpox, the virus remains in a latent stage in the dorsal root ganglia for life. Reactivation of the virus occurs particularly in the presence of weakened immune defenses. Vesicles with cloudy contents form in the area supplied by the infected nerve, e.g. on the trunk … Shingles: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
Products Paroxetine is commercially available as film-coated tablets and as a suspension (Deroxat, generic). It has been approved in many countries since 1993. Paroxetine is also marketed as Seroxat and Paxil in some countries. Slow-release paroxetine (CR) is not currently available in many countries. Structure and properties Paroxetine (C19H20FNO3, Mr = 329.4 g/mol) is present … Paroxetine
