Health How to Apply Eye drops Have you ever had to apply eye drops? If so, how easy was it? Many people buy eye drops without knowing exactly how to apply eye drops without help from someone else. Consider the following suggestions from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immnunlogy, and glaucoma foundation: Wash your hands before taking the bottle of eye drops. Rotate the bottle gently for 30 seconds to thoroughly mix its content. Lean your head back and gently pull down the lower eyelid with your index finger. Alternatively, look up at the ceiling with both eyes. Do not let the bottle touch your eyelid. Without touching the tip of the bottle, gentle squeeze the bottle to let one drop fall into the space formed in your lower eyelid.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. It is a reversible airway obstruction, occurring 8 to 10% of the population worldwide. According to a study in 2005, asthma affects over 15 million Americans, with more than 2 million annual emergency room visits. Asthma patients have a hyper-responsiveness in their airways and generally and increase in their airway smooth muscle cell mass. This hyperplasia is due to the normal response to the injury and repair to the airway caused by exacerbations. The main choice of therapy for asthma patients is β2- adrenergic agonists. Racemic albuterol has been the drug of choice for a short acting bronchodilator for a long time, but since the development of levalbuterol, there is the question of which drug is a better choice for therapy. Efficacy and cost of treatment must both be taken into consideration in each study of these therapies to determine which is best for the treatment of asthma.
Flonase 50 mcg spray OTC - instruct patient to use to use one spray per nostril daily and increase to two sprays per nostril daily if no improvement. Instructed patient on proper use of the nasal spray and to avoid spraying medication directly into nostril.
Take a pinch from the dough and form a ball between your palms. It should fit in the dent you have in your hands.
With no treatment needed, glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, while simultaneously being the number one leading cause in Africa (Glaucoma Research Foundation). According to the American Optometric Association, “Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases causing optic nerve damage. The optic nerve carries images from the retina, which is the specialized light sensing tissue, to the brain so we can see.” They go on to say that when dealing with glaucoma, one’s eye pressure plays a vital role in damaging the delicate nerve fibers of the optic nerve. “When a significant number of nerve fibers are damaged, blind spots develop in the field of vision. Once nerve damage and visual loss occur, it is permanent.” The National Institute of Health states that due to shallower anterior chamber depths, this defect hurts the lives of people mostly from East Asian descent. The Foundation continues to say that blacks are among the people who are three times more likely to have glaucoma while woman in general are two times more likely to developing angle closure glaucoma.
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Asthma is also a serious public health issue because it imposes huge impact not only population but also health care systems. According to recent statistics, each year, 5000 deaths, half million hospitalizations, and two million emergency visits are solely explained by asthma [1]. It is also leading cause of absence from school and work. Economic impact is enormous, too. 11 billion dollars of cost was due to only medications of asthma in 1994 [2], which was later increased up to 14 billion dollars in 2002 [3], and still increasing. Unfortunately, this financial burden of asthma falls disproportionately to some vulnerable subgroups: minorities, and children.
Glaucoma is has several types which include congenital and acquired (Peate & Jones, 2014). Congenital glaucoma is present at birth (Peate & Jones, 2014). Whereas acquired glaucoma is not present at birth and is caused by medications, surgery, inflammation, or other processes (Glaucoma for Children, 2014). Glaucoma is then divided into two sub-groups called open-angle and closed-angle (Peate & Jones, 2014). The first sub-group, open-angle, is the most common of the two (Peate & Jones, 2014). In open-angle glaucoma patients do not notice a change in vision due to the fact that vision loss with this type
The surgery doesn’t take too long; it usually takes about 30 minutes. During the surgery, the patient will be laid on his or her back in a reclining chair and be relaxed using medicine. Then, the doctor will put numbing drops in the eyes. Next, the doctor will use a special instrument called a lid speculum, which will hold the eye open, and a suction ring will be placed on the eye before cutting the corneal flap. This could cause slight pressure and may cause the patient’s vision to dim a little.
Third, grab the left edge of the Kool-Aid packet between your thumb and index finger. With your other hand, begin peeling the upper-left corner until the entire top of the envelope is removed. Next, dump the contents of the envelope into the pitcher. Notice how the powder floats before settling on the bottom of the pitcher. Then, take the measuring cup and scoop two cups of sugar into the pitcher as well. At this point, adding the water is a crucial step. Place the pitcher under the water faucet and slowly turn on the cold water. If the water is turned on too quickly, powder will fly all over when the initial gusts of water hit. After the pitcher is filled within two inches of the top, turn the water off and get prepared to stir. With the wooden spoon submersed three-quarters of the way in the liquid, vigorously stir in a clockwise motion until all of the powder is dissolved.
Dip the brush into the liquid to get a little quantity, which is enough for one nail. Then dip this brush into the acrylic powder. A small moist ball would be formed at the brush end. Apply this to the nail.
Asthma is a disease that currently has no cure and can only be controlled and managed through different treatment methods. If asthma is treated well it can prevent the flare up of symptoms such as coughing, diminish the dependence on quick relief medication, and help to minimize asthma attacks. One of the key factors to successful treatment of asthma is the creation of an asthma action plan with the help of a doctor that outlines medications and other tasks to help control the patient’s asthma ("How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled?"). The amount of treatment changes based on the severity of the asthma when it is first diagnosed and may be the dosage may be increased or decreased depending on how under control the patient’s asthma is. One of the main ways that asthma can be controlled is by becoming aware of the things that trigger attacks. For instance staying away from allergens such as pollen, animal fur, and air pollution can help minimize and manage the symptoms associated with asthma. Also if it is not possible to avoid the allergens that cause a patient’s asthma to flare up, they may need to see an allergist. These health professionals can help diagnosis what may need to be done in other forms of treatment such as allergy shots that can help decrease the severity of the asthma ("How Is Asthma Treated and Controlled?").
Following this, one person in our group would put on the protective gear (goggles and apron) to handle the iodine solution carefully. We would pour 250 mL of water into a 500-mL beaker, following with 15 drops of iodine.
The creation of the first wearable pair of eyeglasses is credited to Salvino D'Armate in Italy around the year 1284 (Bellis). Despite numerous improvements made to this original model, the eyeglasses remained an elementary piece of technology that provided the sole form of vision correction at that time. This was the case century after century. Leonardo da Vinci left us with the first sketches and descriptions of contact lenses in 1508 (CLC). The credit for developing the first corneal contact lens is given to Dr. Thomas Young in 1801. He created a one quarter inch long glass tube filled with water which had a microscope lens fitted on the end (Hartstein). It wasn’t until the late 19th century, however, that the first crude, but tolerable pair of contact lenses were introduced (CLC). Since this first medieval pair, the contact lens has been improved upon time after time. From the introduction of using plastics in contact lens production to the soft, gas permeable, daily wear, disposable lens...