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please reflect upon all the medications we covered this week and how they relate to the urinary and reproductive systems. In your own words, please answer the following questions. What are some common medications to help with urinary tract infections? Are there also natural methods that are as effective? What about an expecting mother with high blood pressure? Why is this important to understand?
1) The common medications for the urinary tract infection are;
a) Trimethoprim like Bactrim, Septra
b) sulfamethoxazole
c) Fosfomycin like Monurol
d) Nitrofurantoin like Macrodantin and Macrobid
e) Cephalexin like Keflex
f) Ceftriaxone.
2) There are also some natural methods or we can say the home remedies these are as follows;
a) Vitamine C intake should be increased in diet .
b) Cranberry juice are also very effective in UTI issues .
c) Urinate when you feel the need , don't make it harsh on yourself .
d)Keep yourself hydrated , drink the water frequently so that , the dehydation doesn't occur.
e) maintain all the hygiene regarding sexual activity .
3) The expecting mother with high blood pressure is not good for her health and not for her child in utreus . The high blood pressure will cause the stoke and other severe medical issues after or during the pregnancy . The high blood pressure leads to preeclampsia after delivary and need proper medical care .
This high BP during pregnancy can be treated by some medications which are safe after the doctor concern . and avoid angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers and renin inhibitors as the medication in pregnancy .
There are the natural ways to deal with this issue that is reduce the sodium and salt intake , keep hydrated , avoid smoking and drinking and doing regular prenatal checkups.
4) All the proper medications and home remedies or thenatural ways to treat them is important as they are the boon to science which can deal with these kind of medical issues and manage to take care of their patient's health. These medications provide the temperory and some time permanent solutions that can control the issues before they become chronic . And medication is the indispensable component of healthcare .