Short-term effects of smoking may include the following:
"<span>Addiction to nicotine and exposure to dangerous chemicals"
"</span><span>More breathing problems"
"</span><span>Shortness of breath, phlegm, and a coarse cough"
"</span><span>Impaired lung growth and function"
"</span><span>Bad breath, yellow teeth, and stained fingers"
"</span><span>Foul-smelling clothes and hair<span>2"
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Long-term effects may include the following:
"<span>Addiction to nicotine and exposure to dangerous chemicals"
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"<span>Lung, mouth, throat, kidney, and stomach cancers"
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"<span>Heart disease"
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"<span>Impaired immune systems"
"</span><span>Emphysema and other chronic diseases"
"</span><span>Shorter lifespan (up to 20 years shorter)<span>3"
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Please, if you or someone you know is smoking/just got into smoking. Please stop yourself/them. The effects can be catastrophic if not handled/stopped soon. </span></span>
Answer:
a. Atenolol is a beta-blocker, while Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic.
b. Atenolol and Hydrochlorothiazide can be used together to decrease the blood pressure and to slow the heart rate down.
c. The patient needs to have into consideration that both medications may cause irregular heartbeats, dizziness, weakness and fainting.
Explanation:
Atenolol is a beta-blocker, it means that this drug slows down the heart rate by changing how the body responds to nerve impulses, which enhances the pumping of blood. Moreover, Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic or 'water pills' drug that can be used to treat edema conditions (i.e., excess fluid in tissues), thereby enhancing blood pressure that can damage the heart. It has been shown that the combination of both drugs may decrease the blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension.
This varies from person to person. There is a point in time at which hormones in a persons body begin to loose their effective functions, a period I have heard reffered to as adult puberty. In women this is marked by menopause. While you can still theoretically maintain a healthy body at this time, it becomes increasingly difficult. Maintaining a healthy diet and constant exercise are essential to achieving this. A doctor won't tell you much more than this.
