Plasma expanders used to treat or prevent hypotension can themselves cause hypotension.

Plasma expanders used to treat or prevent hypotension can themselves cause hypotension.

Can helminths or helminth-derived products be used in humans to prevent or treat allergic diseases?

Recent epidemiological and experimental data indicate that infection with helminths can protect humans from the development of allergic disorders by immunosuppressive mechanisms that involve the induction of IL-10 and/or regulatory T cells. Furthermore, helminth-derived immune modulators suppress allergic responses in mice. Trichuris suis therapy has been shown to be safe and efficacious in tre...

Hypotension in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery

to 60m.m.Hg. and with no ill effects at the end of the anaesthesia and the tremination of the operation the drops of the serum which contains 15mg. Wyamin will be in­creased to rise the blood pressure, now if the anaesthetic drug is Halothane recovery is quick and if Ether is used it is a little pro­longed. If while operating there is need for further injection of Adrenaline solution in the ope...

Fluoxetine Induced Hypotension; a Rare Report

Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that exerts its anti-depressive effect by blocking the presynaptic reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT). Although fluoxetine is usually considered safe for most patients, in the present case report, we describe a young patient with mixed anxiety and depression disorder (MADD) treated with fluoxetine 10 mg/day, who develo...

Hypotension on induction: anaphylaxis or cardiac failure?

Identification of the cause of hypotension after induction of anesthesia is critical as treatment differs. We describe a case of anaphylaxis in a patient with severe cardiac disease, diagnosed by echocardiography and successfully treated with immediate cardiovascular resuscitation, epinephrine, vasopressors and antihistamines.