Verapamil HCl (Verelan) Drug Study

Generic Name : verapamil hydrochloride

 Brand Name: Apo-Verapamil (CAN), Calan, Calan SR, Covera-HS, Gen-Verapamil (CAN), Gen-Verapamil SR (CAN), Isoptin SR, Novo-Verapamil SR (CAN), Nu-Verap (CAN), Verelan, Verelan PM 

Classification: Calcium channel-blocker, Antianginal, Antiarrhythmic, Antihypertensive 

Pregnancy Category C

 Dosage & Route :
ADULTS 
Oral 
ٰmmediate release
 Angina: 80 mg q 6–8 hr; may increase by 80 mg at weekly intervals until control is achieved. 
Maintenance 240–480 mg daily. 
Arrhythmias: 240–480 mg/day. 
In digitalized adults: 240–320 mg/day. Hypertension: 40 mg to 80 mg PO tid. 
ER Capsules: 120–240 mg/day PO in the morning. Titrate dose to a maximum 480 mg/day.

 Tablets: 120–180 mg/day PO in the morning. Titrate to a maximum 240 mg q 12 hr. SR 120–180 mg/day PO. Titrate up to a maximum 480 mg PO in the morning. 

Parenteral IV use only. Initial dose, 2.5–10 mg over 2 min; may repeat dose of 10 mg 30 min after first dose if initial response is inadequate.

 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IV

ccording to a study conducted on a group of teenagers, a boy who should have training in music (piano) for several months to complete the puzzle more quickly than in teenagers who are not given training. like game piano by Mozart, Beethoven, etc.. Or at least, the music is not lyrical. Why? Because of information received by the brain collide. Moreover, if a foreign-language lyrics, you’d think to translate it as much as your abilities. So there is a trigger thoughts in digesting the music and brain stimulation occurred that resulted in our thinking of the road.

Many ways used by people to perform activities or how to add memory as follows:

Relaxation on a regular basis

One of the most effective way to improve memory is trying to relax muscle tension throughout the body before learning something new. According to experts, muscle relaxation can reduce the anxiety that often one feels when trying to learn something new.

Listen to classical music

According to Drs. Ranscher and Dr Frances. Gordon Show, researchers from the University of California, USA, people who often listen to classical music would have increased the ability of reasoning. According to the author of The Mozart Effect, Don Campbell, listening to classical music will also help memory and learning.

Organizing your mind

Establish the sequence information (classified information) will make things easier to remember. It will also facilitate the brain to recall what they have learned and known.

Keep your health

Certainly, health problems can disrupt memory. A study showed that in a period of 25 years, men with hypertension will lose their cognitive abilities up to twice the normal blood pressure than men. Research also shows that at the age of 70s, the person will not be easy to decreased cognitive abilities if they remain physically active.

Challenge yourself

The brain produces a chemical neurotransmitter that carries messages between cells involved in memory. The availability of this neurotransmitter increases when the brain is often used to solve the challenges that require troubleshooting.

5 Breathing Techniques to Help with Anxiety

Anxiety affects most of us at one time or another. For those who suffer from it severely enough that they experience irregular heartbeat,panic attacks, or even a heart attack, measures should be taken to control your blood pressure and breathing. Here are 5 breathing techniques that can enable you to get your anxiety and/or panic attacks under control:

1.      The Bumble Bee Breath

Sit down in a comfortable upright position. Relax your shoulders and open up your chest. Slowly inhale and fill your lungs as much as you can. Hold for 3 seconds and then exhale slowly, humming with your lips closed, your jaw relaxed.

2.      The Measured Breath

This technique can be done sitting or standing, just make sure you are loose and comfortable with your hands at your sides. Breathe in slowly through your nose, expanding your stomach, and count to 4. Hold for just one second and then release slowly to a count of 7.

 
3.      Progressive Relaxation

Close your eyes and focus on relaxing and then tensing every muscle in your body for a few seconds at a time. Start from your toes and work your way up through the calves, legs, hips, all the way up to your face. Exhale through your nose or mouth as you relax each muscle group.

4.      SamaVritti “Equal Breathing”

Count to 4 as you inhale through your noseand then count to 4 as you exhale the same way. Breathing through your nose provides a natural resistance to your breathe making you focus, clear your mind, and distress your body.

5.      Guided Visualization

Lay down somewhere and relax yourself completely. Close your eyes and envision yourself going to your “happy place” or doing the thing you love most in this world. Breathe slowly and deeply through your nose or mouth, whichever you prefer. Visualize yourself in that place and performing your desired action successfully and embrace the fulfillment and harmony of your setting and continue to relax your body and be aware of your breath.

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This best-selling resource provides a general overview and basic information for all adult intensive care units. The material is presented in a brief and quick-access format which allows for topic and exam review. It provides enough detailed and specific information to address most all questions and problems that arise in the ICU. Emphasis on fundamental principles in the text should prove useful for patient care outside the ICU as well.New chapters in this edition include hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes; noninvasive ventilation; and non-pharmaceutical toxic ingestions. Sections have been reorganized and consolidated when appropriate to reinforce concepts.

Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

»ISBN: 078174802X

»Book author: Paul L Marino, Kenneth M Sutin

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The ICU Book, 3rd Edition

This best-selling resource provides a general overview and basic information for all adult intensive care units. The material is presented in a brief and quick-access format which allows for topic and exam review. It provides enough detailed and specific information to address most all questions and problems that arise in the ICU. Emphasis on fundamental principles in the text should prove useful for patient care outside the ICU as well.

New chapters in this edition include hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes  infection control in the ICU  and severe airflow obstruction. Sections have been reorganized and consolidated when appropriate to reinforce concepts.