76.Hypothyroidism symptoms are fatigue, weight gain, impaired memory, constipation, cold intolerance, dry skin and hair, hypertension, bradycardia, severe cases myxedema coma and hypothermia.
77. Drugs that can cause hypertension are NSAIDs, corticosteroids, OCs, decongestants, cyclosporine, erythropoietin, MAOIs, midodrine, liquorice root, stimulants like cocaine, salt, excessive alcohol use sleep apnea.
78. Symbicort = budesonide+ formeterol, Advair= fluticasone+ salmeterol.
79. Hemochromatosis pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints.
80. Wilson’s disease a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain, treated with copper chelating agents like penicillamine and pyridoxine 25 mg daily is used with to compensate antipyridoxine properties of penicillamine, food rich in copper should be avoided like peanuts, chocolate, liver, shellfish and mushrooms.
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