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Old 2008 April 10th, 06:06 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Do B blockers effect triglyceride and cholesterol levels and if they do...how do they do this?
Yes, B-blockers elevate levels of triglycerides,cholesterol and LDL , decrease HDL and levels should be monitored constantly. By which mechanism ... I'll have to look into that.
Also they cause hypoglucemia which may mask diabetes.

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Old 2008 April 10th, 11:31 PM   #22 (permalink)
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NAPLEX08, they offered me $16 an hour for first 6 months and $35 an hour for the next 500 hours. I know 16 is not a lot but its only 6 months so I'm not really worrying about the money at the moment. I am more concerned about working with people who can help me. I haven't started working yet so I cannot share my experiences, but I will let you know how it goes once I start working.
Regarding the site I was talking about, go to Pharmacist.com | Your Access to the World of Pharmacy and home of the American Pharmacists Association APhA

You will find all the information there. I chose the membership that cost $60. The CE classes are not desgned to help us pass NAPLEX, but i think they are very intersting and will help me become a better pharmacist.
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Old 2008 April 15th, 09:10 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Thank you lexipharm.
I started diabetis also. I`m a little confused concerning B-blockers use and them masking the symptoms of diabetis.
OK. we know that in DM we have HYPERGLYCEMIA-too much glucose in a blood which eventually excretes through the kidney and that`s when we get symptom: glucose in urine.
Well, question is B-blockers as well as thiazide diuretics than should lower the blood glucose in order to mask that symptom; however, in seems from books that they increase blood glucose. CONFUSING
What do you , guys, think? Please, clarify!
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Old 2008 April 15th, 09:16 PM   #24 (permalink)
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NAPLEX08, they offered me $16 an hour for first 6 months and $35 an hour for the next 500 hours. I know 16 is not a lot but its only 6 months so I'm not really worrying about the money at the moment. I am more concerned about working with people who can help me. I haven't started working yet so I cannot share my experiences, but I will let you know how it goes once I start working.
Regarding the site I was talking about, go to Pharmacist.com | Your Access to the World of Pharmacy and home of the American Pharmacists Association APhA

You will find all the information there. I chose the membership that cost $60. The CE classes are not desgned to help us pass NAPLEX, but i think they are very intersting and will help me become a better pharmacist.
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Thanks Lexipharm for your feed back!
I will check the WebSite you gave me. thanks and good luck. How are your studies, by the way? Hope you are doing well.
I`m still waiting on some conpanies to reply, but WalMart seems to be the best deal for me here as well with $15 for the first 3 month. I`m still waiting on the local pharmacist who may need an intern and pharmacist as he has new store opening in 6 months> We`ll see.
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NAPLEX08, I am not sure if I understand your question or not. B-blockers do not mask symptoms of diabetes. They mask symptoms of HYPOglycemia (palpitations, tremor, etc). Hypoglycemia can occur in patients with diabetes who are taking antidiabetic medications. It is important that these patients recognise the symptoms of hypoglycemia, so that they can adjust their insulin dose accordingly. So if they are taking B-blockers, these patients might not experience the symptoms of hypoglycemia and therefore they will not realise that their blood sugar has decreased too much. In patients who have diabetes, B-blockers may cause blood sugar to rise. I do not know how they do this. I would like to find out! Maybe someone can help us figure this out!
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Old 2008 April 16th, 10:34 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Thanks Lexipharm,
Mechanism wasn`t clear for me of how BB mask hypoglycemia.
Also from APhA it seems that Thiazide diuretics, Corticosteroids, furosemide and others may cause hyperglycemia and BB only mask symptoms of hypoglicemia. So they basically also rise blood glucose, correct? and the difference is in palpitations and tremor of BB?
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Old 2008 April 17th, 09:15 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Hi
Can any one of you let me the sites which contain a lot of questions, or with patient profiles so that we can practice a lot of questions?
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Can any one of you let me the sites which contain a lot of questions, or with patient profiles so that we can practice a lot of questions?
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Could anyone explain how ace inhibitors increase digoxin levels?
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These antibiotic and anti infective chapters are so hard. I just can't seem to memorise all these organisms' names, ...any suggestions?
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