Mrs. Smith is having a chest pain. she tells you that she has taken 3 nitro...
Mrs. Smith is having a chest pain. she tells you that she has taken 3 nitro with no relief. Tell 5 reasons why this might be happening to her.
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Answer :
Chest pain is a common symptom that can be caused by several conditions .
- Nitroglecerin is a drug that dilates blood vessels ,it is commonly used to relieve chest pain caused by caronary artery disease .
- It also relaxes the smooth muscles of vessels and can relieve the chest pain .
What are the reasons for nitro not work to mrs. Smith :
- When this medication is used for a long time ,it may not work as well and may require different dosing .
- If we used nitroglecerin more than 24 hours,it will not work for the patient and do not relieve the chest pain .
- If we taken with full meals orally ,drug will interact with gastric content in the stomach and may not relieve the chest pain .
- Drug will not work when something prevent blood flow to heart muscles .
- Drug will not work ,if she taken low dose other than required dose .
- If she is having tolerance to nitro ,it wont work for chest pain
- If she having chest pain because of other causes such as gastric pain ,muscle strain ,panic attack ,asthma and. GERD etc .
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