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Beta-blockers, Their full correct name is beta-adrenoceptor blocking medicines (or beta-adrenergic blocking agents), but they are commonly just called beta-blockers...
Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamases (ESBLs), What are extended-spectrum beta-lactamases? Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are chemicals (enzymes) that can be made ...
Beta Hex Deficiency, The products of the 3 genes HEXA, HEXB and GM2A are respectively: Alpha subunits of b-hexosaminidase A: absence or defects of these results in Tay-Sachs disease (...
The two different types of bronchodilators work in a slightly different way to one another. Beta 2 agonists Work by stimulating receptors called beta 2 receptors in ...
They include: Beta-agonist inhalers . Examples are salbutamol (brand names include Airomir®, Asmasal®, Salamol®, Salbulin®, Pulvinal Salbutamol® and...
Dopamine agonists These are a group of medicines commonly used to treat RLS. There are various types and brands.
Dopamine agonists Dopamine agonists are medicines that act on the same receptors in the brain as dopamine. , Parkinson's disease Parkinsonism and parkinson's disease Tolca...
It is a type of medicine called a beta-3 agonist. This acts by helping the bladder muscle to relax. Side-effects can include a fast heartbeat, headache, diarrhoea and a tendency to u...
They are also known as 5-HT1 agonists. They come as migraine tablets (both to be swallowed and in dispersible form), as an injection and as nasal spray preparations.
Dopamine agonists can be taken as long-term treatment. The dopamine agonists are called bromocriptine , cabergoline or quinagolide .
Heavy or increasing use of beta 2 agonists. Frequent emergency contacts for asthma care, especially in the preceding year.
The more severe beta types are beta thalassaemia major (BTM) and beta thalassaemia intermedia (BTI). The more severe alpha forms are Hb Barts (very severe) and HbH diseas...
For more information see the separate leaflet called Thiazide Diuretics . Beta-blockers Beta-blockers are no longer usually used for blood pressure treatment alone. This is...
Two eggs contains around 14% of the vitamin A that you need every day. Beta carotene Another substance called beta carotene can also be converted by your body to vitamin A.
Celiprolol - a beta 1-adrenoceptor antagonist with a beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist action - has been used to prevent arterial dissections and ruptures in pat...
It is thought to affect serotonin, a brain chemical which may be involved in causing anxiety symptoms. Beta-blocker medicines A beta-blocker - for example, propranolol - ca...
Most urine testing kits detect acetoacetate, not the main ketone, which is beta-hydroxybutyrate. It is possible for the test to be negative with high levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Rheumatic fever is an illness caused by a particular type of bacterium called beta-haemolytic streptococcus. It is the same bug that can cause a sore throat . It can affect your heart, as we...
It often happens a few weeks after a throat infection with a particular germ (bacterium) called a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus. What is guttate psoriasis? Although it has the na...
It has been found useful in GAD. Beta-blocker medicines Beta-blockers, such as propranolol, tend to work better in short-lived (acute) anxiety rather than in GAD and so are not...