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Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
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Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
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Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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HIKES OF COMMON PRESCRIPTIONS SUCH AS MYLAN’S
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DEMAND. REGARDLESS OF THE REASONING, EVERYONE
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED
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INJECTABLE MEDICATION FOR ARTHRITIS, HUMIRA IS
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QUICKLY REDUCES SWELLING. OTHER THAN THE U.S., THE
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5. THE NUMBERS BELOW WERE CONDUCTED FROM A 2015
BLOOMBERG NEWS ANALYSIS, IN WHICH SSR HEALTH, WHICH IS
AN INVESTMENT RESEARCH FIRM, USED PRESCRIPTION DATA AND
LIST PRICES TO DETERMINE HUMIRA’S SALES IN THE U.S. BEFORE
DISCOUNTS WERE APPLIED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. TO
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SSR HEALTH SUBTRACTED THE ACTUAL SALES REPORTED BY THE
COMPANIES. THEN, BLOOMBERG COMPARED THE AVERAGE
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OTHER COUNTRIES, USING LOCAL DATA FROM IHS INC., A DATA
ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING FIRM, AND OTHER SOURCES.
20. SO WHY IS THERE ROUGHLY A $2,000 DIFFERENCE IN
PRICE FOR THE SAME DRUG? IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND
THE COUNTRY’S REGULATORY SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT DOESN’T NEGOTIATE OR REGULATE PRICES
OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, DRUGMAKERS CAN SELL THEIR
PRODUCTS AT WHATEVER PRICE POINT THEY CHOOSE.
OTHER COUNTRIES EITHER HAVE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
NEGOTIATE THE PRICE WITH DRUGMAKERS, OR THE
COUNTRY’S PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM COVERS THE
BULK OF THE COST.