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Aspirin
Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is used primarily as an anti-inflammatory medication, and to relieve minor pains, aches and fever. However, the main undesirable side effect of too much intake of aspirin includes tinnitus, stomach bleeding and gastrointestinal ulcers.
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so you're 15 and you're worried of a heart attack? you took aspirin to thin your blood to stop it and now you think the aspirin affected your red blood cells and not just your platelets... nice.
judging by your spelling of the word "anaemia" you're American, which i think gives you something like a 30% chance of being obese, sorry if my statistics are slightly out. to reduce your risk of heart attack, youd be much better off eating less saturated fats and doing some exercise.
aspirin doesnt affect your haemoglobin, so you didnt get anaemia from aspirin. if you have got it, eat more iron.
don't take drugs without consulting your doctor first. the chance of a heart attack at 15 is pretty small if i recall correctly.
oh, by the way, you're supposed to ingest aspirin. if you did indeed smoke it with weed as "toke" suggests you did, i would advise not to do that in the future. mixing drugs isn't good, and marijuana is illegal. unless you're from the Netherlands.
A simple blood test to determine iron and other substances in the blood will help diagnose the presence of anemia.
What is more polar methyl salicylate or salicylic acid?
salicylic acid (an acid) is more polar than methyl salicylate (an ester)
Cortal is aspirin which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is used for pain.
Overdosage with "Cortal ®" can cause delayed labor, liver and heart damage for your baby, and liver damage to you. It does not end pregnancy.
What is different between warfarin heparin aspirin?
All 3 medications work in one way or another to prevent blood clot formation, some in the ARTERIES (high-pressure blood vessels), some in the VEINS (low-pressure blood vessels). Clotting is like fire or water, too much of it at the right time or some of it at the wrong time might be disastrous. For clotting to occur (thus preventing one bleeds to death) you basically need 2 ingredients (I'm grossly oversimplifying):
1) platelets and
2) coagulation factors (aka "the coagulation cascade", which I will refer to a few times during my explanation).
1) ASPIRIN: I will start with aspirin first, since you can get it over the counter and it's probably most commonly known. Aspirin inhibits platelet aggregation by inhibiting the production of thromboxane A2 (I'm oversimplifying).
There's a myth that aspirin can help you reduce the chance of developing a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) during a long flight (travel does not necessarily need to be by air, it could be by any other means; actually, it's prolonged immobility --stagnant blood-- which increases the risk of DVT). Aspirin is taken by many to reduce the risk of developing heart attacks and strokes, but these events happen if ARTERIES (not VEINS) are clogged, therefore aspirin hasn't shown to decrease DVT risk.
2) HEPARIN and WARFARIN: I will comment on both of these together, since they both affect the "coagulation cascade" and therefore are quite similar in their mode of action.
HEPARIN inactivates coagulation factor Xa in the coagulation cascade, therefore inhibiting conversion of pro-thrombin to thrombin. At higher doses, heparin will also inactivate factors IX, X, XI and XII and II, therefore inhibiting conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin. I believe heparin tends to affect more the "intrinsic pathway" of the coagulation cascade.
WARFARIN (originally and still used --in the right amount and presentation-- as a rat "bleeder" poison) interferes with hepatic (liver) synthesis of vitamin k- dependent clotting factors II, VIII, IX and X. Thus, people who suffer from liver disease, may be prone to bleeding easily. Conversely, if you eat too many vitamin k-containing foods while on warfarin, you may counteract the medication's efficacy. Warfarin tends to affect more the "extrinsic pathway" of the coagulation cascade.
I hope this helps. And, please, if there are any errors on my explanation, do point them out!
Which sense is closely tied to smell?
The sense of taste. When you are attracted to the nice smell of food, you can sometimes taste it in your mouth as if you were eating it!x
What is the historical background of aspirin?
In 1899, a German chemist named Felix Hoffmann, who worked for a German company called Bayer, rediscovered Gerhardt's formula. Felix Hoffmann made some of the formula and gave it to his father who was suffering from the pain of arthritis. With good results, Felix Hoffmann then convinced Bayer to market the new wonder drug. Aspirin was patented on February 27, 1900.
The folks at Bayer came up with the name Aspirin, it comes from the 'A" in acetyl chloride, the "spir" in spiraea ulmaria (the plant they derived the salicylic acid from) and the 'in' was a then familiar name ending for medicines.
Aspirin was first sold as a powder. In 1915, the first Aspirin tablets were made. Interestingly, Aspirin ® and Heroin ® were once trademarks belonging to Bayer. After Germany lost World War I, Bayer was forced to give up both trademarks as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Are swelling eyelids and hard welts on your body allergic reactions after taking aspirin?
Sounds like it. See your health care provider today for evaluation and treatment.
What tree does aspirin come from?
the bark of a willow tree edit: Technically, the willow tree contains a substance called salicylic acid which is a raw and unrefined equivalent to aspirin. The willow tree is also considered or referred to as the "Aspirin Tree". Willow was given to people who experienced pain, fever, and even those who went through child birthing labour.
How long does it take for poo to come out your mouth if held in?
it can stay in your body for about 2 weeks, held in any longer and you will experience vomiting and poo appearing in your vomit. enjoy.
Contra indication of parallel technique?
A shallow palate or presence of mandibular tori would be two contraindications for use of the parallel technique in exposing radiographs. The alternative would be to employ the bisecting angle technique.
1Account for the fact that old aspirin may smell like vinegar?
Acetic acid
(vinegar) is one of the biproducts when
aspirin
(acetylsalicylic acid) breaks down.
What happens if you take aspirin with metoprolol?
http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/aspirin-with-lopressor-243-0-1615-987.html
The two drugs might counteract each other a bit in their effectiveness, but there seem to be no documented negative interactions between the two. Ask your pharmacist to be safe.
