The name of the over-the-counter medication is Actifed Expectorant. Actifed Expectorant contains 1.25 mg Triprolidine HCL, 30mg Pseudoephedrine, and 100 mg Guaiphenesin HBr. All 3 of these ingredients are per 5mL syrup. The dose quantity and spacing as indicated on the product is 10 mL syrup 3 times a day, or 8-hourly. The label indicates that Actifed Expectorant is used to provide symptomatic relief of upper respiratory tract disorders accompanied by productive cough, which benefit from the administration
Chief Complaint: “I have a bad cough with phlegm” History of Present Illness: The patient is an 84-year-old Pacific Islander woman who presented to the clinic with complaints of a “bad” cough with phlegm which she notes to have started two weeks ago. She describes the cough as productive and the phlegm as rusty-colored. She states that the cough has been constant. Patient does not know what brought on the cough. She has been taking cough drops with no relief. She came to the clinic today because
concentrated observation. Many scientists studied wounds and diseases intensely and one scientist in particular, Empedocles, came to the conclusion that that body consists of four main fluids, or humors. These humors were yellow bile, black bile, phlegm and blood. If one of these components was out of proportion in the body, disease occurred. The imbalance was called isonomia, an idea which was also proposed by the Greek scientist Empedocles. Empedocles followed the Pythagorean school of natural
imbalance of four humors or liquids (“Humors”). The four humors, according to Hippocrates, were blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile (New Standard Encyclopedia 244). Robert Darnton says “The human body was thought to contain a mix of the four humors” (Darnton). Hippocrates also believed that the four humors derived from four glandular secretions the heart and liver for blood, the brain for phlegm, the spleen for black bile, and the gall bladder for yellow bile. Besi... ... middle of paper .
are wrong this was the stepping stone in realizing environment playing a big role in disease management. Finally, coming up with a phlegm hypothesis after observing all factors. Any good medical theory provides a model for the disease which is formed by looking at symptoms. Hippocrates looked at the foam flowing from the mouth and comes to the conclusion that “phlegm flowing from the brain into the veins”
The theories of Hippocrates and Galen are of vital importance to the development of medicine, as they shaped medicine for many centuries to come. Hippocrates was the first to dismiss the notion that magic, spirits, or the Gods could cause or cure disease, reforming the course medicine took. Galen followed in the footsteps of Hippocrates, working relentlessly on human anatomy, endeavoring to fathom how the body functions and what happens when something goes wrong. Without Hippocrates’ belief in diseases
Imagine for a moment the vast history of language. The base sounds that over time formed words, words that eventually evolved into language, progressing to become different languages. The languages either split or combined, all due to the fundamental need for the human race to communicate effectively with each other. Therefore, through the process of the development of language it is practical that the original definition of some words would transform to meet the needs of the civilization for which
1. “Flovent is used to prevent asthma attacks. It will not treat an asthma attack that has already begun.”(Drugs.com, 2014). Flovent should not be used to treat an asthma attack because it will not work fast enough to reduce and reverse the attack. Salbutamol (Ventolin) should be used during an asthma attack because it is a fast-acting inhalant. Salbutamol will open up the airways allowing for oxygen or other inhalants to enter. 2. Mr. TG is still in respiratory distress, wheezing is still present
present in different fluids and their balance leads to health and their imbalance leads to illness. The theory postulates the presence of blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile in the human body. Each person's unique mixture of these substances determines his Mizaj (temperament). A predominance of blood gives a sanguine temperament; a predominance of phlegm makes one phlegmatic; yellow bile, bilious (or choleric); and black bile,
man: phlegm, blood, yellow bile, and black bile” and produced a pattern that was believed to hold an explanation for disease. He believed that precise balance of the four humors called pepsis would result in good health and that disease reflected an imbalance. Hippocrates said that the physician sought evidence that one of the four humors-blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile-was dominant in the system that was the cause of the disease. For example, winter colds were due to excess in phlegm, and
This chapter will analyze the Hippocratic medicine using especially the study of the Hippocratic Corpus. In the texts of the Hippocratic Corpus, medicine becomes pragmatic and secular, with theories to explain natural causes of diseases and discussions about medical practices and professional ethic. The chapter will discuss fundamental theoretical and ethical changes in medicine after Hippocrates. It is important to keep in mind that the Hippocratic Corpus is not the text of a single author, but
The Respiratory System is a process by which we take in oxygen and give off of carbon dioxide. It encompasses the breathing of a human being which is in one form of respiration, called external respiration. We have to perform this function in order to maintain life. Nonetheless, there are several complications associated with the Respiratory system; commonly bronchitis and Asthma. The Respiratory System is a process by which we take in oxygen and give off of carbon dioxide. We have to perform
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Hippocrates: the Father of Modern Medicine Hippocrates was born to a physician priest around 460 B.C (History Learning Site). Hippocrates was known as the Greek doctor of medicine. During his time, he made a strong mark in medical history. Although he did most of his work 430 years before the birth of Christ, he is still considered the father of modern medicine. In today’s world he is strongly recognized so much so that graduating medical students take what is called the ‘Hippocratic Oath” as they
Hippocrates: the Father of Modern Medicine Hippocrates was a Greek physician who made such an impression on medical history that his name is still very much associated with medicine today. All newly qualified doctors take what is called the ‘Hippocratic Oath’. Hippocrates is considered as the father of modern medicine even though he did most of his work some 430 years before the birth of Christ. It is he who finally freed medicine from the shackles of magic, superstition and the supernatural. My
In Rip Van Winkle, Irving shows his doubts in the American Identity and the American dream. After the Revolutionary war, America was trying to develop its own course. They were free to govern their own course of development; however, some of them had an air of uncertainties on their own identity in this new country. Irving was born among this generation in the newly created United States of America, and also felt uncertainty about the American identity. Irving might be the writer that is the least
reasons for illness rather than blaming it on Gods and spirits. This intrigued the Greeks to look closer and find the real reasons for illness. Hippocrates had an idea about illness. He believed that the body contained four humours (liquids); Phlegm, blood, yellow bile and black bile. When one of these humours became unbalanced then the person would fall ill. Element Qualities Season ... ... middle of paper ... ... tell in the future how the illness was caused and what the symptoms
Cystic fibrosis. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 16 May 2012. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.} Some of the most common symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are salty skin, wheezing or shortness of breath, and persistent cough, sometimes with thick mucus called phlegm. {Phlegm. Dictionary .com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.} Other symptoms are poor growth or weight gain even with a good diet. {Children's Health." Symptoms of Cystic fibrosis. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.} Current treatments of Cystic fibrosis
four properties or humors which are black bile (also known as melancholy), yellow bile, blood and phlegm (Herbst, 2008, pg. 7). The humoral theory further states that there will be an imbalance if one of the four humors is affected. This would result into
four liquids of the body determined a person’s character. Melancholic personalities are governed by black bile. Melancholic people are usually introverted and cautious, and get caught up in tragedy in the world. Phlegmatic people are represented with phlegm. A person with a phlegmatic personality is typically relaxed, but their relaxation can transpose into laziness. Choleric personalities are identified with yellow bile. Choleric persons are ambitious and possess leader-like qualities. Sanguine personalities