Stimulants are medications that increase heart rate, breathing rate, and brain function. Some stimulants affect only a specific organ, such as the heart, lungs, brain, or nervous system.
Some medications are given for their stimulant effect. For example, epinephrine is given during cardiac arrest to make the heart beat.
Other times, stimulants can cause unwanted side effects. For example, pseudoephedrine found in some cold medicines can increase the heart rate.
You can view electric stimulation (e-stim) much the same as charging a car battery or priming a motor before it will start. Providing... Read more »
It's called serendipity - stumbling on something while you are looking for something else. There's a possibility that a serendipitous... Read more »
A common subject of questions about Migraine is that of the various neurostimulator devices that we keep "hearing" about. None of these... Read more »
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Caloric stimulation is a test which uses differences in temperature to diagnose ear nerve damage.Alternative NamesCaloric test; Cold water calorics;... Read more »
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www.nafc.org -- National Association for Continencewww.simonfoundation.org -- The Simon Foundation for Continencewww.kidney.niddk.nih.gov -- National... Read more »
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The secretin stimulation test measures the ability of the pancreas to respond to a hormone called secretin. Secretin is produced by the small... Read more »
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ACTH (cosyntropin) stimulation test measures how well the adrenal glands respond to the hormone ACTH. ACTH is a hormone produced in the pituitary... Read more »
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The growth hormone (GH) stimulation test measures the level of growth hormone (GH) in the blood after you receive medication that triggers the... Read more »