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El Mal Día de Harry Mann
El Mal Día de Harry Mann
Facultad de Qumica
Farmacologa avanzada
Parte 1
Harry Mann is the 64-year-old owner of a furniture removal business, Kwik Move. Kwik Move
provides a good income, but Harry is ambitious. He is not a patient man: his quick temper
makes his relationships with employees tricky. He has recently been stressed out by his van
drivers frequent, unexplained absences. Harry works 12 hours a day, smokes continually,
hasnt had a day off in 30 years and has no time for anyone with problems. On Monday, he
arrives at work early after his usual greasy breakfast fry-up and a long wait in traffic. The van
driver has not turned up again and Harry is furious. He decides to drive the van and move
the clients furniture himself. Arriving at the clients house, Harry soon feels very unwell. He is
weak and breathless, has a sharp pain in his chest and nausea; two antacid tablets do not
help.
He moves a couple of packing cases and his chest pain worsens. Fortunately, the house
owner insists on taking Harry to the local hospital. It may not be easy to tell immediately if a
patient is suffering from angina, myocardial infarction or a relatively minor problem such as
indigestion, but tests can aid diagnosis. The tests show that a heart attack is unlikely and
there are few ECG abnormalities, but medical staff notice that Harrys ankles are swollen
and his chest X-ray shows some cardiac enlargement. Harrys BP is found to be 170/98
mmHg.
He is prescribed a thiazide diuretic and told to see his doctor the next day.
Electrocardiograma
Creatina quinasa (CK-MB). Las CK-MB han sido el marcador standard pero no el
ms preciso ya que sus niveles elevados pueden aparecer en personas sin dao
cardaco. Ciertas formas de CK-MB puede mejorar la especificidad de esta prueba
en la lesin cardaca.
Ecocardiograma.
Resonancia magntica.
Part 2
Harry decides to slow down, working part-time at Kwik Move and eating more
sensibly. He initially feels quite well on the thiazide, but after a time becomes
increasingly breathless in daily activities. He is often nauseated and has lost his
appetite, he suffers from abdominal discomfort and feels quite bloated. Harrys BP
is now well controlled, but in view of his symptoms the doctor decides to start Harry
on a loop diuretic (torasemide) rather than increasing the dosage of the thiazide
Los diurticos de asa, o diurticos de techo alto, como la furosemida, son los ms
potentes y rpidamente producen una diuresis intensa dependiente de la dosis de
duracin relativamente corta. Los diurticos de asa pueden ser eficaces en
pacientes que no responden a los diurticos tiacdicos.
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