- Levodopa belongs to a group of drugs called central nervous system agents. In order to work, it changes into dopamine in the brain.
- Decarboxylase inhibitors are a class of drugs that includes carbidopa. It works by preventing the breakdown of levodopa before it reaches the brain.
- Levodopa can now be used at a lower dosage, which results in less nauseousness and vomiting.
How can you help Dan understand his condition and how his medication, levodopa plus carbidopa (Sinemet), will help him?
- Organise a meeting with other PD patients to motivate him to thirve in life
- Be very patient with him
- Ask and clarify all his doubts
- Be approachable
- Explain about the positive outcomes of his life though he's having Parkinson disease
- If verbal communication is hindered ask and answer through sign language
- You educate yourself and him about symptoms, treatments, and the progression of the condition
- Set realistic goals for him
What is Dopamine ?
- Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter and hormone.
- It plays a role in many important body functions, including movement, memory and pleasurable reward and motivation.
Learn more about Dopamine
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A lot of these words are derived from the Greek or Latin roots that mean what the word is used to mean in English. It's helpful to look up the etymology or understand what these roots mean because they come up all the time and in different combinations. This way you can look at a word you've never seen before and know what it means by breaking it down into its component parts.
1. Surgical puncture to remove fluid = centesis
2. Inflammation = itis
3. Abnormal hardening = sclerosis
4. Surgical removal = ectomy
5. Vomit = emesis
6. Infection = sepsis
7. Involuntary contraction = spasm
8. Surgical opening = stomy
9. Specialist in = ologist
10. Process of recording = graphy
11. Instrument that records = graph
12. Oxygen = oxia
13. Seizure attack = ictal
14. Paralysis = plegia
15. Surgical repair = plasty
16. Disease = pathy
17. Study of = logy
18. Tumor = oma
19. Enlargement = megaly
20. Breathing = pnea
21. Malignant tumor = sarcoma
22. Narrowing = stenosis
23. Swallowing or eating = phagia
Rhinoplasty = surgical repair of the nose
Ateriosclerosis = abnormal hardening of the arteries
Neuropathy = disease of the nervous system
Postictal = after a seizure attack
You should note how it will affect the body and the person. you need to know the side affects of both medications to fully understand what could possibly happen
Answer:
Adenoids
Explanation:
They help the immune system fight off viruses and bacteria. They become less important as we age.
