Category: Modern Medicine

Allopathy is an orthodox or conventional system of treatment which is dependent upon the subjective and objective symptoms, and symptom is an indication of a disorder or disease noticed by the patient himself. A presenting symptom is that which compels a patient to consult a doctor. The doctor notices some ‘signs’ and then questions the patient about duration of appearance of the disease, treatment taken (so far), his profession, life style, eating habits, addiction, time of aggravation and mollification and also which medicine was taken earlier (if at all) that had reacted on him (the patient).

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Dosage and Frequency

Determination of dose and repetition thereof are the most difficult facets of any prescription which generally is dependent upon following factors, viz.

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According to allopathic theory disease is caused by bacterial/virus infection. Harrison had defined and described bacteria as follows:

“It is a group of micro-organisms all of which lack distinct nuclear membrane and hence are considered more primitive than animal and plant cells and have a cell wall of unique composition (many antibiotics act by distorting the bacterial wall). Most bacteria are unicellular, the cells may be spherical (coccus), rodlike (Bacillus), spiral (e.g; spirillum), commonshaped (vibrio) or corkscrew-shaped (spirochete). Generally they range in size between 0.5 and 5mm(?).

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Dosage and Frequency

Determination of dose and repetition thereof are the most difficult facets of any prescription which generally is dependent upon following factors, viz.

(a) Stage and status of the disease
(b) Type of infection and resultant disease.
(c) Duration of ailment-whether acute or chronic
(d) Age & Sex of the patient
(e) Allergy or intolerance to certain ingredients.
(f) Patient acceptability and compliance.

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A. Non-Narcotic/Non-opical drugs

NSAIDS (Non-stored anti-inflammatory Drugs)

1. Aspirin (Acetylsalycic Acid)
2. Anlagin (Novalgin)
3. Peracetamol
4. A. P. C (Aspirin, Phenacetin and Caffein Combination (though rarely used these days)
5. Ibuprofen
6. Phenylbutazones
7. Oxyphenbutazones
8. Indomethacin
9. Auranofin (A gold Compared)
10. Mephenic Acid & Flufenamic
11. Piroxecam
12. Tenoxicam
13. Diclofenac sodium/often combined with Paracetamol and Muscle Relaxants)
14. Nimesuldide

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These drugs are used to stop vomiting and to arrest tendency to Nausea and vomiting. Some of such drugs have sedactive ef¬fects, hence the users must not operate machinery, drive car, or move out alone, Some people develop drow- siness also. Rest of the Cautions should be studied from the related literature. Vomit¬ing and Nausea are common symptoms during pregnancy; hence do not prescribe any medicine without medical advice.

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EXCRETORY SYSTEM

Foreign matter and poisonous substances use excreted out of the body by –

(i) Skin (by way of sweat)
(ii) by urine
(iii) by faeces

If sweat glands are inactive and skin pores are close, skin fails to excrete poisonous matters through its pores. Similarly, if stools are not expelled by weak or lost peristaltic action of intestines and rectum, disorders like constipation, pain in abdomen, distress, flatulence, acidity, belching, gripes, loose motions, heartburn, eructations surface. Hence, proper digestion of food is a paramount requisite for efficient functioning of our digestive system.

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Nerves: Two types of nerves (which are comprised of Nerve cells, Nerve fibres and an outer covering), Which either originate from and terminate in spinal cord or brain. Many nerves extend from brain/spinal cord-some of which terminate in muscles while others in skin and other organs. Motor nerve is one of the nerves that carry impulses outward from the central nervous system to bring about activity in a muscle or gland. Sensory nerve carries information inward, from an outlying part of the body toward the central nervous system.

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A human body is like a machine which is comprised of following systems, viz.

(i) Skeleton and Bones/Spinal Cord
(ii) Respiratory System
(iii) Digestive System
(iv) Circulatory System
(v) Urogenital System
(vi) Excretory System
(vii) Skin/Cutaneous System
(viii) Nervous System
(ix) Endocrine Glands
(x) Sense Organs

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Other Anti bacterial and Sulphanomides

(a) Co. Tremoxazole
(b) Trimethroprun
(c) Tincdazole
(d) Metroincdazole
(e) Neladaxin Acid

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