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- Adrenergic beta-agonist [r]: Class of drugs used to treat asthma and other pulmonary disease states. [e]
- Adrenergic receptor [r]: "Cell-surface proteins that bind epinephrine and/or norepinephrine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes. The two major classes of adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta, were originally discriminated based on their cellular actions but now are distinguished by their relative affinity for characteristic synthetic ligands" (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Albuterol [r]: A short-acting adrenergic beta-agonist, usually inhaled but also administered by the oral route [e]
- Antineoplastic agent [r]: Drug that prevents the development, maturation, or spread of neoplastic cells. [e]
- Aspirin [r]: Common analgesic used for treating mild to moderate pain; protective against blood clots and heart disease when administered indefinitely in low doses [e]
- Basophil [r]: A circulating leukocyte which, when sensitized to a specific antigen by means of an immunoglobulin E molecule bound to its surface, will release physiologically potent chemicals on recognizing that antigen [e]
- Bradykinin [r]: Nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from kallidin in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [r]: A group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. [e]
- Cortisone [r]: A naturally occuring glucocorticoid steroid hormone which reduced inflammation. [e]
- Cough [r]: Rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. [e]
- Eosinophil [r]: A leukocyte (white blood cell), the number of which rise in inflammatory disorders and parasitic infections [e]
- Epinephrine [r]: A hormone (adrenalin) adrenergic systems-stimulator used in asthma and cardiac failure. [e]
- Hemp [r]: Stout, aromatic, erect annual herbaceous plant (Cannabis sativa, family Cannabaceae), the sole species of cannabis, cultivated widely for its tough, coarse bast fiber, used to make cordage. [e]
- Homeopathy [r]: System of medicine or alternative medicine that asserts that substances known to cause specific syndromes of symptoms can also, in very low and specially prepared doses, help to cure people who are ill with a similar syndrome of symptoms. [e]
- Hydrocortisone [r]: The most important human glucocorticoid, a steroid hormone, produced by the adrenal cortex. [e]
- Hypersensitivity [r]: In medicine, an altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Hypertension [r]: A multisystem disease whose hallmark is the elevation of blood pressure. [e]
- Immediate hypersensitivity [r]: Humoral reaction, mediated by the circulating B lymphocytes, which causes any of three responses: anaphylactic, cytotoxic, and immune system hypersensitivity. [e]
- Immunology [r]: The study of all aspects of the immune system in all animals. [e]
- Immunosuppressant [r]: Exogenous or endogenous agent, capable of suppressing immune responses of the immune system. [e]
- Metered dose inhaler [r]: A handheld medical device that lets a patient inhale one or more puffs of medication, usually through the mouth, which contains a known amount of drug [e]
- Methotrexate [r]: An inhibitor of tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, which prevents the formation of tetrahydrofolate, necessary for synthesis of thymidylate, an essential component of DNA. Wide range of applications, including the treatment of cancer; autoimmune diseases (where it is considered a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug) including asthma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis. [e]
- New York City [r]: The largest city in the United States of America and a world center of finance, commerce, communications, and the arts. [e]
- Obstructive lung disease [r]: Group of usually progressive lung disorders with overlapping signs and symptoms, including asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. [e]
- Peak expiratory flow rate [r]: Measurement of the maximum amount of expelled air that leaves the lungs on forced exhalation. [e]
- Perennial allergic rhinitis [r]: Allergic inflammation of the nose and connecting structures, which is established not to be caused by a seasonal allergen [e]
- Pneumococcal vaccine [r]: Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent infections with streptococcus pneumoniae (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Pneumonia [r]: Inflammation of the lungs (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Preoperative care [r]: Preparation and management of a patient prior to surgery. [e]
- Respiratory emergencies [r]: Medically established procedures for assessment and management of potentially life-threatening conditions involving the respiratory system, with appropriate anatomical, physiological, and pathological context [e]
- Salt and health [r]: Article describing health effects of salt (sodium) in the diet, giving governments' recommendations for consumption. [e]
- Semantic Web [r]: Tim Berners-Lee's concept of a Web whereby collections of assertions about the state of the world are linked together in much the same way as web pages are. [e]
- Steroid [r]: Hormone group that controls metabolism, catabolism, growth, electrolyte balance and sexual characteristics. [e]
- Sympathetic nervous system [r]: Portion of the autonomic nervous system concerned with nonvolitional preparation of the organism for emergency situations. [e]
- Tests of the efficacy of homeopathy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thalassemia [r]: A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Theoretical biology [r]: The study of biological systems by theoretical means. [e]
- Vasculitis [r]: Inflammation of blood vessel walls. [e]
