Antihypertensive drugs fall into the following four major categories according to their site of action, but there is considerable overlap: 1. Sympathetic Inhibitors 2. Vasodilators 3. Captopril 4. Diuretics. 1. Sympathetic Inhibitors: A. Central and Peripheral Inhibitors: i. Rauwolfia Group of Drugs: These are useful in mild to moderate hypertension. Rauwolfia serpentina is used in the form of dried extract, [...]
Treatment of elderly patients is not always away. It is important to realise that age is not always the true indication of the ageing process. Many people look aged even at fifty-five when they usually retire from services, while others look healthy and relatively younger even at sixty or seventy years. The study of the ageing process is known as [...]
The following points highlight the top three techniques used for the treatment of polluted soil. The techniques are: 1. In Situ Bioremediation 2. Land Farming 3. Slurry-Phase Bioreactors. Technique # 1. In Situ Bioremediation: In situ bioremediation relies on biological clean-up without excavation. This technique of treatment of polluted soil is normally applied in situations where commination is deep in [...]