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Can you mix Prozac with nicotine patches?
Yes; Prozac (fluexotine) should not interact with nicotine patches. Nicotine patches can cause increase in blood pressure and should be used cautiously in those with high blood pressure. In some cases, Prozac is prescribed to help a person quit smoking by reducing the anxiety and depression associated with smoking cessation.
What is blood clotting made possible by?
Platelets or blood clotting proteins cause blood to clot.
Does plavix cause your blood platelets to drop?
no
For the unborn children of mothers who smoke heavily nicotine is an?
Smoking or using nicotine gum or patches while pregnant, especially during the first trimester, can cause birth defects.
Is nicotine the leading cause of cancer deaths?
Nicotine is not the main problem. It is the tar, resins and other toxins in tobacco products that mostly cause the cillia to die and growths to form. Nicotine is, however, used in large doses as a pesticide so be careful not to overdo it with the patches.
What narrows the blood vessels and can cause a heart attack?
nicotine
What helps in the formation of a blood clot?
the part of the blood that closes a wound is called the platelets.
Blood clotting is ultimately due to the formation of the protein known as?
protein does not cause blood clotting but the platelets in the blood does.
Why do patients with leukemia tend to bleed?
because leukemia is cancer of the blood :)
Can nicotine be detected in thalessemia blood test?
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that can cause anemia or hydrops (in a fetus). Nicotine can not be detected through this blood test, because that is not what the doctor is testing for.
What are function of platelets?
The function of platelets is in clotting. Without them the blood would not clot. They are cell fragments and not cells. They live only 5-9 days. Too many platelets can cause clots that then can travel and cause blockages in vessels. Too few can cause uncontrolled bleeding.
What does low blood platelets mean?
Thrombocytopenia, the name for low blood platelets, results in your blood not clotting, or not clotting as well as it should. It has several causes, and a person whose blood is not clotting as it should needs to see a doctor so the cause can be determined.
