LADY : Pharm, I came back into the country few weeks ago & found out that my Grand Ma couldn't recognize me & some family members and she was abit aggressive & irritated too.
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We took her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with a condition called SENILE DEMENTIA ( Alzheimer’s Disease).
So the physician prescribed some medications, which I came to get BUT can you EDUCATE me on the disease???
CHIEF PHARM : Sure Madam.
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE is a progressive disease that causes the BRAIN CELLS to DEGENERATE & DIE leading to LOSS OF MEMORY and other important brain functions.
It CAN’T be CURED but can be MANAGED
It requires medical diagnosis & It can be a lifelong condition.
1.) MEMORY LOSS : This can be observed when the person repeats his statements and questions, gets lost in familiar places, forgets names of family members.
They find it difficult to concentrate & think things.
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2.) BEHAVIORAL CHANGES : Their personality and behavior start to change. They become depressed, apathetic, aggressive, easily irritated, delusional, and distrust people easily.
👉 Now can understand why Grand Ma couldn’t recognize you?
LADY : Yes Pharm, I understand now
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BUT how are some of the factors that can PREDISPOSE someone to the disease?
1.) AGE – It doesn’t usually affect kids but mostly elderlies between 65 years old & above.
2.) Family history
3.) Down Syndrome
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4.) Sex – It’s usually more common in females than in males.
5.) Past head trauma
6.) Poor sleeping patterns
7.) Lifestyle and Health: Lack of exercise, obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.
- Ensure she takes her medications as prescribed by the physician.
- Also ensure she pertake in mentally stimulating activities like READING & certain games. If she can't read, show her PICTURES for her to IDENTIFY (it helps).
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- She should STOP smoking & drink if she does any or both.
- Ensure she MANAGES her blood pressure & diabetes if she has any.
- Also give her a well HEALTHY DIETS with regular mild EXERCISES.
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The ROLE OF PHARMACISTS in MANAGEMENT of ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE is to EDUCATE patients or patient relatives about d disease (what it is, the symptoms & risk factors), Medications usage & also possible WAYS to REDUCE its PROGRESSION.
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- Squirt is simply urine.
- A woman can get pregnant for 2 different men at a time.
- A woman can get pregnant immediately she stop menstruating.
- A woman can get pregnant 7days after sex.
- Using Viagra while on BP meds can kill you. 6. A woman can get pregnant while pregnant.
1. SQUIRTING is essentially the involuntary emission of URINE during sexual activity, although a marginal contribution of skene's glands secretions to the emitted fluid often exists.
2. Superfecundation:
When a woman has intercourse with 2 different men in a short period of time while ovulating, it's possible for both men to impregnate her separately.
In this case, 2 different sperm impregnate 2 different eggs.
PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome is a hormonal disorder. Basically it is a group of symptoms resulting from hormonal imbalance in body. Now what are hormones? Hormones are different chemicals produced in different parts of body that regulate normal physiological functions of body.
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Symptoms :-
IRREGULAR PERIODS
WEIGHT GAIN
HIRSUTISM
ACNE
Bloating
Anxiety
DEPRESSION
HAIR FALL
Post meal cravings
Daytime TIREDNESS
Difficulty to FALL ASLEEP
INFERTILITY
It is very important to know what type of PCOS you have, as type of PCOS left untreated can trigger another type of PCOS within same patient.
1. Inflammatory type PCOS 2. Insulin resistance type PCOS 3. Adrenal fatigue type PCOS 4. Hypothyroidism type PCOS
Everybody has different body activities, so does the Menstrual Cycle DIFFERS among Women.
MENSTRUAL CYCLE varies from 21 day to 36 days (but the Average is 28 days).
For those that have very SHORT or LENGTHY Monthly Cycles, I will SHOW you how to CALCULATE it with ease.
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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING using Calender method: increases a woman’s understanding of her body and her menstrual cycle and this helps them to know which part of the month she is most LIKELY to get pregnant, if practiced correctly.