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[H1574]How To Save Life The Fray

by Ajay R A Deep, Aja

Smoking is an addiction, which causes many premature deaths all over the world. An estimate shows that each year, thousands of people die only because of cancers caused due to smoking. To name a few diseases apart from cancer, people who smoke also suffer from heart attacks, strokes, bronchitis and many more fatal diseases.

Smoking causes social, psychological and financial problems, which can turn out to be permanent losses. Studies have shown that the second hand smoke or passive smoking causes more damage than actual smoking. So if you are a concerned smoker and dedicatedly want to quit smoking then read on.

Quitting smoking has become much easier nowadays. In the earlier times, it was difficult to get rid of smoking habit. If you wished quit smoking, you had to either kill your desire to smoke or consume nicotine products such as gums and lozenges. The good news is that, now you do not have to do either of it.

If you are dedicated to quit smoking, want to save yourself and your family from lurking dangers then you can quit smoking easily with the help of Champix.

About Champix - its manufacturer and its other names (Chantix)

Champix is a non-nicotine, clinically proven anti-smoking medication manufactured by Pfizer. Champix has received the clearance to be used in the European Union (EU) and has also received FDA approval and it is readily available in the European markets, in the UK , and in the US market.

Comes in the strength of

Champix is available in the form of tablets having strength of 0.5mg and 1.0mg. It is an oral medication and is to be taken under guidance of a medical practitioner only.

However, the recommended dosage of Champix is for twelve weeks and if required it can be extended to further 12 weeks for abstinence.

Ingredients of Champix

Champix contains chemical component known as varenicline tartrate, which helps you quit smoking. Varenicline tartrate checks the smoker's desire to smoke and gradually eliminates the satisfied feeling of having smoked.

Side effects of Champix

No medication is free from side effects and the same goes for Champix. Studies have shown that patients may experience side effects related to digestive system such as indigestion, stomachache, constipation, increase in hunger and may have loss of taste, neural side effects such as headache and unusual dreams and cardiac disorders such as ear and labyrinth problems.

However, Champix does not have adverse side effects, which poses a danger to your health. Nevertheless, it is advisable to consult your doctor in any case of repetitive or serious side effects occurring and a guideline should be followed for the same.

Online availability of Champix

You may buy Champix online at many leading internet based pharmaceutical sources. It should be made certain that the source you select is genuine and reliable.

Online reviews for Champix and success rates

Clinical trials have shown that 44% of patients using Champix have successfully quit smoking before the 12 week period as compared to other leading anti-smoking drugs. Studies indicate that Champix has a high success ratio.

It helps patients to quit smoking permanently by reducing their nicotine cravings. Smokers do not have to struggle much with desires to have nicotine in their body.

Ways to quit smoking

There are a number of ways to quit smoking. They are:

Decreasing the frequency of smoking cigarette on a day to day basis: This can be done by keeping a strict check on the number of cigarettes that you smoke everyday. Try to lessen the frequency of smoking. You may have a non smoking friend who can help you control your cravings.

Staying away from passive smoking: Once you are committed to quit smoking, avoid the passive smoke from someone who smokes. This might lead you to have a puff of cigarette again.

To have nicotine products such as nicotine patches or nicotine gum: If you are addicted to nicotine, cutting down on nicotine doses may be difficult. It is advisable to quit smoking and nicotine addiction step by step. As these gums and patches contain nicotine they are not only dangerous but also not very helpful to break nicotine addiction.

Last but not the least buying Champix is a sure way to quit smoking!

Now, imagine the bolt of lightning that sears your brain when you realize that the treatment your doctor ordered almost cost you your life. In teaching institutions and large corporative HMOs this happens more than they care to admit.

Here Are 2 Medical Disasters You Can Avoid If Follow My Tips & If You Ask the Right Questions:

Medical Disaster 1: A simple knee operation ending in amputation

D.W was a 63-year-old woman was in scorching pain with an arthritic right knee. So, she saw the new surgeon in town who seemed like a very nice, educable and competent surgeon.

The surgeon suggested a total knee replacement. "You'll be good as new!" he reassured her. Yet, the severe pain and swelling after the surgery still prohibited her from regaining normal range of motion.

After three months her knee was so stiff the surgeon performed a "manipulation under anesthesia" to break up scar tissue. It didn't work.

At six months post operative another surgeon told her, "Your surgeon is a very nice man, but he is brand new in practice and the prosthesis was not put in correctly." He recommended a revision. During the revision the patellar tendon ripped off the tibia, and the new surgeon reattached it with a bone screw. Later, the wound popped open and the screw head stuck out of the wound. The knee became infected. Now she is facing an amputation.

By asking these 4 questions, you can avoid this easily preventable medical disaster:

How many operations of this nature have you performed?

What can go wrong and what will you do to prevent it from happening?

What other forms of treatment are there?

Who would you go to, outside of your own office, if you needed this treatment?" Get a second opinion.

Medical Disaster #2: A gall bladder surgery that almost cost a patient's life

J.M. was a 55 year old suffering every day with chronically infected gall bladder. His internist referred him to the teaching institution and medical center due to serious scar tissue around the gall bladder making a laparotomy and excision of the gall bladder necessary.

In the beginning, J.M. was really pleased with the team of residents and medical students who would be taking care of him. He liked his attending surgeon who was very prominent in his field, and he was reassured when the surgeon greeted him in the operation room the next morning.

During surgery the attending opened up the abdomen, and then let the chief resident take over the removal of the scarred gall bladder while he left to make phone calls. The attending poked his head back into the room to make sure everything was okay, and then left.

As the surgery went well, the chief resident then gave the closure to the first year resident so he can go see consults. The first year resident used this opportunity to let the medical students practice tying square knots during the closure.

That night the floor nurse called the resident to help manage severe pain. He ordered IV Toradol, which is usually very effective. But he forgot the medical student's history and physical of the patient, which he'd signed-off on. This report indicated that J.M. was allergic to aspirin ? similar to Toradol.

The next morning J.M. had hiccoughs and the lower part of the wound closure started to pop open. An X-ray of the abdomen showed free air where a perforated ulcer had occurred in the stomach due to the Toradol. But that's not even the worst part.

JJ.M started to vomit blood and go into shock. He was then rushed back into surgery where a successful hemi-gastrectomy was performed. This time the attending stayed and closed the entire wound himself.

Here are my top 4 tips to help you avoid this medical disaster:

Always ask, "Doctor, are you personally going to perform my surgery, and will you be there until the end of the operation?"

Be aware that when you are in a teaching institution, someone is going to be learning on you.

Actively engaged yourself in your care. Be questioning, not confrontational. Ask what medicines you are being given and know your allergies.

Ask, "Doctor, have you practiced in other cities before coming here?" A doctor that moves a lot is a "red flag."

These eight principles or questions can help you avoid the above medical disasters and many others described in my new book, Death on the Learning Curve". Knowing them will empower you receive the best care possible when treatment is necessary.

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