Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitor sometimes used as a respiratory
stimulant for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with the goal of …

Progesterone is a steroid hormone that is important for reproductive function. Progesterone
is used in a number of clinical applications and has been investigated as a possible novel …

An incomplete understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind impairment of lung
pathobiology by COVID-19 complicates its clinical management. In this study, we analyzed …

Introduction Coexistent respiratory failure and metabolic alkalosis is a common finding.
Acidotic diuretics cause a fall in pH that may stimulate respiration. Objective The purpose of …

Progesterone, a female sex steroid hormone, is highly lipophilic, leading to poor oral
bioavailability. This study aimed to develop a progesterone bilosome system to enhance its …

Although the effects of acetazolamide (ACZ) on ventilation during acute mountain sickness
are well known, there are no studies assessing its effect on ventilatory response in chronic …

Clinical management of COVID-19 is still complicated due to the lack of therapeutic
interventions to reduce the breathing problems, respiratory complications and acute lung …

Central hypoventilation, also known as Ondine's curse, results from an impairment of the
autonomic respiratory drive. It is characterized by an attenuated or absent respiratory …

Discussion Our literature search reveals only one other case of pseudocyesis associated
with the use of Depo-Provera in teenagers (Flanagan and Harel Citation 1999). Irregular …

Analeptics are the classes of stimulant drugs which are generally used to treat respiratory
depression particularly in case of coma and fainting. Most of them are central nervous …