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Heart and Lung Injury

Heart and lung injuries are often time-consuming, painful and expensive to treat. Heart and lung injuries range from heart disease to lung injuries from breathing second-hand smoke or working in polluted environments.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Diseases include coronary heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. Lung disease is the third leading cause of death every year, and includes obstructive lung diseases, which includes conditions like asthma, and restrictive lung diseases, which includes pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.

Heart injuries occur because of bacterial and viral infections, defective or harmful medications, genetic conditions, smoking, blood clots, stress, and many other reasons.

Lung injuries occur because of pollution, mold and other toxins, smoking, asthma, bacterial and viral infections, and more. Both heart and lung injuries can occur because of vehicle collisions and other trauma, as well as medical malpractice.

To keep your heart healthy, doctors recommend daily exercise, eating healthy foods and avoiding smoking. To keep your lungs healthy, doctors recommend avoiding smoking, second-hand smoke, and exercising during heavily polluted days.

Zithromax

Zithromax is an antibiotic used to treat mild to moderate infections, including some sexually-transmitted diseases. Zithromax can cause life-threatening allergic reactions and severe inflammation of the bowels and diarrhea.

What are some important things I should know about Zithromax?

Severe allergic reactions can occur with Zithromax, including anaphylaxis and skin reactions like Stevens Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Fatalities can occur as well.

Patients who have an allergic reaction to Zithromax should never use it again.

Who is Zithromax for?

Zithromax is designed to treat mild to moderate infections in adults, unless otherwise stated below. This includes:

bacterial exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
acute bacterial sinusitis
community-acquired pneumonia (in children and adults)
pharyngitis/tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus (in children and adults)
skin infections
urinary tract infections and cervicitis due to Chlamydia or gonorrhea
genital ulcer disease
acute otitis media (in children)

Zithromax should not be used to treat patients with pneumonia if they have moderate to severe risk factors, including cystic fibrosis or immunodeficiency conditions, or if they require hospitalization.

What side effects can Zithromax cause?

Severe allergic reactions can occur with Zithromax, including anaphylaxis and skin reactions like Stevens Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Fatalities can occur as well.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis can both cause permanent disfigurement and can be life-threatening.

Zithromax can also cause severe inflammation of the bowels and diarrhea.

Make sure to tell your doctor about any other medications you are taking, because Zithromax can cause serious drug interactions that may be life-threatening, especially with aluminum- and magnesium-containing antacids.

When should I contact my doctor?

You should contact your doctor immediately if you become pregnant, or if you notice:

fainting
dizziness
weak feeling
stomach pain
trouble breathing
swelling of face, mouth and throat
hives
rash
redness on the skin
itching, dry skin

Tequin

Tequin is an antibiotic used to treat certain infections, including some sexually-transmitted diseases. It is used to treat bacterial infections, but like all other antibiotics, it cannot kill viruses like the common cold or the flu, or more serious viruses like HIV. Tequin should not be used for patients with diabetes because it can cause serious blood sugar problems. This can be life-threatening, especially to people who are diabetic.

What are some important things I should know about Tequin?

Tequin should not be used for patients who are diabetic because it can cause serious blood sugar problems. Also, doctors should carefully monitor patients who have a higher risk of developing blood sugar problems after they take Tequin.

Also, Tequin can cause dizziness, so it is important to avoid driving cars or heavy machinery until you know how the medication will affect you. Also, Tequin can increase sensitivity to sunlight and can cause severe sunburn. Contact your doctor if you get a sunburn that includes redness, itching, rash, and swelling.

Who is Tequin for?

Tequin is for people with bacterial infections, including lung, sinus and urinary tract infections and certain sexually-transmitted diseases.

People who are pregnant or breast feeding should not use Tequin. Also, people who have diabetes, heart problems, and liver or kidney problems should not use Tequin.

What side effects can Tequin cause?

Tequin can cause life-threatening low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, or high blood sugar, called hyperglycemia. Tequin can also cause allergic reactions, injury to the central nervous system, including seizures, and tendon rupture.

Make sure to tell your doctor about any other medications you are taking, because Tequin can cause serious drug interactions that may be life-threatening.