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Pharmaceutical compound Poppers A selection of over-the-counter poppers on display Clinical data Other names popper, poppe Routes of administration Inhalation Drug class Vasodilator Legal status Legal status AU: S4 (Prescription only) in general; some exceptions Elsewhere, usually available OTC Pharmacokinetic data Bioavailability When inhaled, Amyl nitrite: unknown Isopropyl nitrite: 43% ...
Per the American Heart Association (AHA), alcohol is one of the leading causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. [2] However, multiple longitudinal studies have shown a paradoxical lowering of dilated cardiomyopathy with modest-to-moderate alcohol consumption. [2] ACM is a type of heart disease that occurs due to chronic alcohol consumption.
The mechanisms of alcoholic lung disease are: Metabolism of alcohol reduces glutathione anti-oxidant levels in the lungs. [4] Oxidation damage to the cells impairs the ability of the lungs to remove fluid. Oxidative damage to cells reduces immune response. Oxidative damage to cells results in a reduced ability to recover from injury.
Lung symptoms in a patient who is taking a medicinal drug that can cause pulmonary toxicity should not automatically lead to a diagnosis of "pulmonary toxicity due to the medicinal drug", because some patients can have another (i.e., simultaneous) lung disease, e.g. an infection of the lungs not related to the medicinal drugs the patient is ...
A new study builds on previous reports that the liquid inhalants, often considered to be a harmless high, could cause permanent retinal damage. 'Poppers' might permanently damage your eyes Skip to ...
Popcorn Lung is a debilitating and irreversible respiratory disease which causes "scarring in tiny air sacs in the lungs that lead to excessive coughing and shortness of breath" similar to that ...
Cardiotoxicity is the occurrence of heart dysfunction as electric or muscle damage, resulting in heart toxicity. [1] This can cause heart failure, arrhythmia, myocarditis, and cardiomyopathy in patients. [2] Some effects are reversible, while in others, permanent damage requiring further treatment may arise.
A Maryland teen is raising awareness about the dangers of vaping through Instagram posts of her damaged lungs. Teen's graphic images of vaping damage go viral Skip to main content