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ECG & Cardiac problems

 

ECG & Heart

 

Cardiac Medications

  Anticoagulants (Also known as Blood Thinners.) Commonly prescribed include: Apixaban (Eliquis)  Dabigatran (Pradaxa) Edoxaban (Savaysa) Heparin (various) Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) Warfarin  (Coumadin) What the Medication Does Decreases the clotting (coagulating) ability of the blood. Sometimes called blood thinners, although they do not actually thin the blood. They do NOT dissolve existing blood clots. Used to treat certain blood vessel, heart, and lung conditions. Antiplatelet Agents and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) Commonly prescribed include: Aspirin Clopidogrel (Plavix ) Dipyridamole (Persantine) Prasugrel (Effient) Ticagrelor (Brilinta) What the Medication Does Keeps blood clots from forming by preventing blood platelets from sticking together. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors Commonly prescribed include: Benazepril (Lotensin) Captopril (Capot...

Zinc and Health

7 common nail conditions

     It is amazing that just looking at the nails we can actually detect the health issues the person is going through. The brittle, yellow or ridged fingernails actually indicate the nutritional deficiencies and health problems like anemia or thyroid disease. The toenails and fingernails are made of keratin protein and are the exceptionally touchy piece in our body.     The nails are shaped based on the combination of lymph vessels, grids, veins, and nerves. The shape of your nail depends on your genetic coding, whereas some of the qualities of nails are common to all. Like our nails are translucent and reflect the pink color of blood following through the tiny veins beneath it. It is nor fragile and feel smooth You have to aware that lack of nutrients can make your nails stained, plain ugly and hard. In order to save your nails and your body from health issues, you can just make small changes in your diet and start to take supplements to support...