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The number 10 in my opinion is quite memorable and a number to celebrate. So, I'm celebrating my 10th Daring Bakers challenge this month. And what an awesome challenge it was. The lovely Jen of The Canadian Baker was our hostess and her challenge was to make a simply irresistible lemon meringue pie. After the challenge last month my family and I left to celebrate New Year's with a few friends in Switzerland. We had a ball, and for our New Year's party we made two lemon pies! So, you can imagine my smile when I returned to find I'd be making another one so soon. Every lemon pie is different. The crust, the intensity of the lemon flavor and the topping are all versatile and depending on how you like it, this pie can be varied slightly. To increase the difficulty level a notch, Jen wanted us to top the pie with meringue. Meringue is not always my best friend and I try to avoid it whenever and where ever I can. I don't know why, I have never really had a falling out with the meringue, but simply the fact that things could go very wrong with it, intimidates me. Normally when I make the lemon pie, I sprinkle the top with brown sugar and then brulée it under the oven grill. The result is a fantastic caramel crisp top, which cracks beautifully to allow you to discover the softness of the lemon curd. But I am a Daring baker and I had to get over my intimidation of the meringue. As we did last time, Hilda and I had planned to do this one together again. It was all set, however, Hilda unfortunately caught herself a nasty cold, which put her out for a few days. So, I rolled up my sleeves and decided to tackle this by myself. On the whole, I found the pie easy to make. The details were very clear and I experienced no catastrophe while making it. Not even during the making of the meringue. Phew! This months challenge requirements were simple. Jen wanted us to keep the flavor - lemon. Allowed Modifications: I made one larger pie and a few smaller tartelettes. I was not too happy with the crust. The one I normally make is a bit different and more flaky. This was more on the chewy side and it seemed to absorb the moisture from the curd very quickly. The crusts on my previous pies were not like that. The curd itself was great. Lemony, tangy and refreshing, I'll be keeping this recipe for sure. As for the meringue, well it did nothing for me really. Besides look nice, I kind of found it was simply in the way of the better stuff below. Although it did turn out wonderful, fluffy and airy I could not resist picking it off the pie to put it aside so that I could get to the more delicious curd. So, come celebrate my 10th challenge with a wonderful lemon meringue pie. Lemon Meringue Pie Ingredients For the Crust: For the Filling: For the Meringue Method To Make the Crust: Allow the dough to warm slightly to room temperature if it is too hard to roll. On a lightly floured board (or countertop) roll the disk to a thickness of 1/8 inch (0.3 cm). Cut a circle about 2 inches (5 cm) larger than the pie plate and transfer the pastry into the plate by folding it in half or by rolling it onto the rolling pin. Turn the pastry under, leaving an edge that hangs over the plate about 1/2 inch (1.2 cm). Flute decoratively. Chill for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line the crust with foil and fill with metal pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and continue baking for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden. Cool completely before filling. To Make the Filling: To Make the Meringue: Verdict I used chopped pistachio nuts to decorate the pie. I loved the contrast of the yellow lemon curd again the green/purple colors of the nuts. Although the crust was not much of a bringer, we loved the way the lemon curd tasted. Soeren liked the fluffy meringue on the pie too. He said they almost tasted like marshmallows. Tom and I were in the opinion that the meringue is a bit of an overkill for the pie. Would I make this again? What did I learn from this challenge? Jen thanks for this one. It was a nice easy paced challenge and one I enjoyed making. If you are looking for more refreshing lemon curd and sticky meringue, I suggest you visit the Daring Bakers Blogroll and browse through the 450+ lemon meringue pies across the blogesphere. I would really like to recommend you to visit one particular fellow Daring Baker. It's her first challenge and she was a bit nervous making this. Shilpa, thanks for the sneak peak and your lemon meringue pie looks awesome. Well done on your first challenge. Check out my previous challenges: All photographs and written content on What's For Lunch, Honey? © 2006-2008 Meeta Khurana unless otherwise indicated. | All rights reserved | Please Ask First
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175 g cold butter; cut into 1.2 cm pieces
250 g all-purpose flour
50 g granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
80 ml ice water
475 ml water
200 g granulated sugar
60 g cornstarch
5 egg yolks, beaten
58 g butter
180 ml fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
150 g granulated sugar
Make sure all ingredients are as cold as possible. Using a food processor or pastry cutter and a large bowl, combine the butter, flour, sugar and salt. Process or cut until the mixture resembles coarse meal and begins to clump together. Sprinkle with water, let rest 30 seconds and then either process very briefly or cut in with about 15 strokes of the pastry cutter, just until the dough begins to stick together and come away from the sides of the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured work surface and press together to form a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 20 minutes.
Bring the water to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan. Remove from the heat and let rest 5 minutes. Whisk the sugar and cornstarch together. Add the mixture gradually to the hot water, whisking until completely incorporated. Return to the heat and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. The mixture will be very thick. Add about 1 cup (240 mL) of the hot mixture to the beaten egg yolks, whisking until smooth. Whisking vigorously, add the warmed yolks to the pot and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in butter until incorporated. Add the lemon juice, zest and vanilla, stirring until combined. Pour into the prepared crust. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming on the surface, and cool to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 190ºC. Using an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar, salt and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually, beating until it forms stiff, glossy peaks. Pile onto the cooled pie, bringing the meringue all the way over to the edge of the crust to seal it completely. You can also use a piping bag to pipe the meringue onto the curd. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a rack. Serve within 6 hours to avoid a soggy crust.
We love our lemon pie. I will most probably use the lemon curd recipe here again, however I prefer the crust recipe I normally use, so I will be combining both the next time I make a lemon pie. As for the meringue - I came and I conquered - but it will be not a regular on my lemon pies.
That a crust can get so soggy so fast!!! The crusts for the tartelettes were ok and did not go from being crust to being mush as fast as the larger pie did. That was a bit disappointing. I learned that there are huge differences when making crusts - even if at first glance the recipes might look similar.
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If you're like me, you were counting down the days to Joss Whedon's latest release, a stylistic adaptation of the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing. Whedon's previous works include Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, the cult sci-fi show Firefly (and its movie counterpart Serenity), and most recently The Avengers. His ability to transect genres is only as impressive as the fan base he's acquired, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that his version of Shakespeare contains the same wit and casual humor as his previous works.
Filmed over the course of 12 days during a hiatus he had while filming The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing was shot entirely in black and white at his own California residence. Fans of Whedon will recognize the majority of the cast from some of his previous works, including Sean Maher and Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity) and Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof (Buffy, Angel). The difficulty in transposing a play into a film format is easily resolved through Whedon's characteristically sharp cinematic eye. The acute angles, creative uses of shadow, and the chiaroscuro lighting give a notably noirish feel to the film, which is compounded by an exemplary performance by all the actors.
The plot follows the imminent marriage of two young lovers and the nefarious scheme of Don John (played by Sean Maher) to break it up. But layering this domestic conspiracy is the sharp-tongued witty back-and-forth interplay between the main protagonists, Beatrice and Benedick (Amy and Alexis reprising their romantic affiliations from Angel).
The choice to shoot in black and white is an interesting one considering many films are wary of it. The lack of color means that increased focus has to be put on the composition of each shot, and yet Whedon somehow pulls it off, with all the dramatic irony of the original play intact. The shot where Amy Acker as Beatrice is hiding under a kitchen counter in plain view of the maid and her cousin Hero as they talk about trying to set her up with Benedick is a perfect example – all the tension of the play is retained, and yet we buy the improbability of some of the scenes.
The other risk of adapting Shakespearian plays is to be able to convey it without it sounding overly contrived or poetic. Much Ado About Nothing is one the more prosaic plays Shakespeare wrote, but the iambic pentameter still lends itself to a pleasant cadence, and some of the exchanges between Benedick and Beatrice are both organic and believable.
There is a charm in this adaptation that goes beyond its attempt to stay true to the original play and yet give it a decidedly modern-day setting – the Victorian sentiments regarding love and relationships, although perhaps not as prevalent today, still seem to hold some sway in terms of a social commentary. The superficiality of our definitions, and the games we play, are being ridiculed, and yet also acknowledged for their role in helping us come to terms with how we truly feel. It's a juxtaposition which feels as true now as it probably did several hundred years ago.
Simon is a writer and content specialist who is addicted to being on the front page of anything. A graduate of Dalhousie University, he specializes in using the em dash too often. Currently, Simon rests his typing hands in Vancouver, Canada. Check out his recent thoughts on gaming.


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About Us - Press Release - CEMEX reports third-quarter 2012 results
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October 15, 2012
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ("CEMEX") (NYSE: CX), announced today that consolidated net sales reached U.S.$3.9 billion during the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 2% on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, versus the comparable period in 2011. Operating EBITDA increased by 9% during the quarter to U.S.$730 million versus the same period in 2011. On a like-to-like basis, operating EBITDA increased by 13% in the same period.
CEMEX's Consolidated Third-Quarter 2012 Financial and Operational Highlights
- The increase in consolidated net sales on a like-to-like basis was due to higher prices in local currency terms in most of our regions.
- Operating income in the third quarter increased by 35%, to U.S.$410 million.
- Operating EBITDA increased during the quarter by 9% and, on a like-to-like basis, by 13%.
- Operating EBITDA margin grew by 1.8 percentage points on a year-over-year basis reaching 18.7%.
- The infrastructure and residential sectors were the main drivers of demand in most of our markets.
- Free cash flow after maintenance capital expenditures for the quarter was U.S.$204 million, compared with U.S.$102 million in the same quarter of 2011.
Fernando A. González, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, said: "We are pleased with our 13% growth in operating EBITDA, on a like-to-like basis, on the back of a 2% percent growth in consolidated net sales. This is the highest EBITDA generation since the third quarter of 2009 and the fifth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year EBITDA increase.
An improvement in pricing and volume in several of our regions as well as the continued success of our transformation effort has led to the highest operating EBITDA margin in three years. We are particularly pleased with the quarterly performance of our operations in Mexico, United States and the South, Central America and the Caribbean and Asia regions.
During the quarter we successfully completed the refinancing of our August 2009 Financing Agreement. Earlier this month, we also issued U.S.$1.5 billion dollars in senior secured notes. We will use the proceeds from these notes to satisfy the U.S.$1 billion dollar March 2013 prepayment milestone and the U.S.$500 million amortization due in February 2014 under the new Facilities Agreement. With these prepayments, we will have no significant maturities until February of 2014.
Also, during the quarter we signed a 10-year strategic agreement with IBM. Under this agreement, IBM will provide finance, accounting, and human-resource back-office services, as well as IT infrastructure, application development and maintenance services. We expect this agreement will result in approximately U.S.$1 billion in savings during the life of the contract.
We also remain focused on our transformation process and expect an incremental improvement of 200 million dollars in our steady-state EBITDA during 2012, reaching a run rate of 400 million dollars by the end of this year."
Consolidated Corporate Results
During the third quarter of 2012, controlling interest net income was a loss of U.S.$203 million, an improvement over the loss of U.S.$730 million in the same period last year.
Total debt plus perpetual notes increased U.S.$14 million during the quarter.
Geographical Markets Third-Quarter 2012 Highlights
Net sales in our operations in Mexico increased 2% in the third quarter of 2012 to U.S.$875 million, compared with U.S.$856 million in the third quarter of 2011. Operating EBITDA increased by 9% to U.S.$313 million versus the same period of last year.
CEMEX's operations in the United States reported net sales of U.S.$826 million in the third quarter of 2012, up 12% from the same period in 2011. Operating EBITDA increased to U.S.$27 million in the quarter, versus the loss of U.S.$11 million in the same quarter of 2011.
In Northern Europe, net sales for the third quarter of 2012 decreased 15% to U.S.$1,105 million, compared with U.S.$1,302 million in the third quarter of 2011. Operating EBITDA was U.S.$143 million for the quarter, 18% lower than the same period last year.
Third-quarter net sales in the Mediterranean region were U.S.$342 million, 19% lower compared with U.S.$425 million during the third quarter of 2011. Operating EBITDA decreased 5% to U.S.$99 million for the quarter versus the comparable period in 2011.
CEMEX's operations in South, Central America and the Caribbean reported net sales of U.S.$520 million during the third quarter of 2012, representing an increase of 15% over the same period of 2011. Operating EBITDA increased 25% to U.S.$177 million in the third quarter of 2012, from U.S.$142 million in the third quarter of 2011.
Operations in Asia reported a 2% increase in net sales for the third quarter of 2012, to U.S.$133 million, versus the third quarter of 2011, and operating EBITDA for the quarter was U.S.$28 million, up 46% from the same period last year.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries throughout the world. CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves through its efforts to pursue innovative industry solutions and efficiency advancements and to promote a sustainable future.
This press release contains forward-looking statements and information that are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CEMEX to be materially different from those expressed or implied in this release, including, among others, changes in general economic, political, governmental and business conditions globally and in the countries in which CEMEX does business, changes in interest rates, changes in inflation rates, changes in exchange rates, the level of construction generally, changes in cement demand and prices, changes in raw material and energy prices, changes in business strategy and various other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. CEMEX assumes no obligation to update or correct the information contained in this press release.
Operating EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation and operating amortization. Free Cash Flow is defined as Operating EBITDA minus net interest expense, maintenance and expansion capital expenditures, change in working capital, taxes paid, and other cash items (net other expenses less proceeds from the disposal of obsolete and/or substantially depleted operating fixed assets that are no longer in operation). Net debt is defined as total debt minus the fair value of cross-currency swaps associated with debt minus cash and cash equivalents. The Consolidated Funded Debt to Operating EBITDA ratio is calculated by dividing Consolidated Funded Debt at the end of the quarter by Operating EBITDA for the last twelve months. All of the above items are presented under the guidance of International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Operating EBITDA and Free Cash Flow (as defined above) are presented herein because CEMEX believes that they are widely accepted as financial indicators of CEMEX's ability to internally fund capital expenditures and service or incur debt. Operating EBITDA and Free Cash Flow should not be considered as indicators of CEMEX's financial performance, as alternatives to cash flow, as measures of liquidity or as being comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Israel representative office of MRP-EURASIA comprises a team of research specialists (analitics and field staff) providing a full research service to businesses and public sector organisations in the World. For all needs contact email@example.com
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Focus Groups (FG's) and In-Depth interviews (IDI's) provided by MRP-EURASIA local sub-division in Israel refer to qualitative research and is usually carried out in order to:
- formulate hypotheses or to find new ideas
- test new concept, product, advertising trailer, package etc.
- determine, specify brand image and positioning
- specify tasks for quantitative research, to develop the questionnaire
- specify and explain the results of quantitative research
Below you see the list of countries where we are available to conduct focus groups:
To send us a request for a FG's or IDI's Israel, you can:
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and send us any of your questions or request for proposal;
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Qualitative research provided by MRP-EURASIA local sub-division in Belarus
Examples of qualitative research:
- company's/brand's image study
- testing new product's concepts
- study of habits and consumption aims
- evaluation of the key factors influencing purchase decision-making
- evaluation of unconscious motivations in consumer behavior
- study of consumers' colloquial dictionary
- generation of ideas
- testing advertising concepts
- testing ready-made promotional materials
- testing the product (product's characteristics, package, name, price, quality etc.)
The most adequate research method is chosen based on specific goals and conditions of each research.
Group methods:
- standard focus-groups
- mini-groups
- extended groups
- creative groups
- brain storming
- interactive innovation
- recurring groups
- groups with two moderators
Individual methods:
- standard interviews
- mini-interviews
- half-structured interviews
- interviews with two (three) respondents
Projective techniques
Projective techniques allow respondent to express opinion without identifying it with his/her personality by:
- attributing opinions to other people
- giving spontaneous associations
- playing the given role
- using non-verbal means of expressing opinions
Projective techniques are used to ascertain latent or concealed opinions and attitudes:
- difficult topics for conversation (intimate, socially tabooed etc.)
- opinions, which are hard to formulate, express by words
- unconscious displays of emotions
Types of projective techniques:
1. Association technique
- verbal associations
- personification
- associations on visual stimulus etc.
2. Completion technique
- unfinished offers
- uncompleted drawings
- brand mapping etc.
3. Construction techniques
- modified TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)
- bubble drawing
- collage
- projective questions etc.
4. Expressive techniques
- psycho drawings
- role player games
5. Choice-ordering technique
Technical provision for qualitative research:
- premises: one-way mirror (spy-glass)
- video link
- audio and video recording (analog and digital formats)
- simultaneous translation to foreign languages
- opportunity for imposing simultaneous translation on the recording
- opportunity for conducting focus-groups with installation of our equipment in different premises
MRP-EURASIA-Belarus variants of focus groups include:
- Two-way focus group - one focus group watches another focus group and discusses the observed interactions and conclusion
- Dual moderator focus group - one moderator ensures the session progresses smoothly, while another ensures that all the topics are covered
- Dueling moderator focus group - two moderators deliberately take opposite sides on the issue under discussion
- Respondent moderator focus group - one and only one of the respondents are asked to act as the moderator temporarily
- Client participant focus groups - one or more client representatives participate in the discussion, either covertly or overtly
- Standard focus groups - groups are composed of 6 – 12 members
- Triads focus groups - groups are composed of three members.


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Skiing injuries are common at this time of year, especially as those of us living in the northern hemisphere like to get away from the cold and currently wet weather to have some enjoyment in a similarly cold but drier (and often more sunnier) and enjoyable climate. Skiing holidays are popular, but bring with them the dangers of a sport that (for the beginner) includes the ability to travel at great speeds, but with relative lack of control and stability. The injuries that arise from this sport are usually collision injuries from sliding into an object (or other skiier) or from repetitively falling down. Common upper limb injuries are falls onto the shoulder, injuring the larger shoulder joint (gleno-humoral joint) or smaller (and more easily injured) A/C joint. both injuries can be painful and restrict you ability to perform every day activities (let alone do any work!)
Common lower limb injuries are often due to the torsion effect of falling either sideways or backwards with a couple of restrictive planks nailed to your feet! The joints most commonly affected are the knees and the ankles. This is despite the quick release mechanism between bindings and boots that often remains firmly attached.
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Nimodipine treats blood vessels in the brain that have ruptured. Avoid using St. John's Wort or grapefruit/grapefruit juice while using this medication as it may interact with your medication.
Nimodipine Overview
Nimodipine is a prescription medicine used to treat patients experiencing symptoms of ruptured blood vessels in the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage, or SAH). Nimodipine belongs to a group of drugs called calcium channel blockers, which relax blood vessels, making it easier for blood to flow into the injured brain tissue.
How was your experience with Nimodipine?
Nimodipine Cautionary Labels
Uses of Nimodipine
Nimodipine is a prescription medication used to treat patients experiencing symptoms resulting from ruptured blood vessels in the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage). A subarachnoid hemorrhage is serious, life threatening bleeding that occurs in the subarachnoid space – the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Nimodipine Brand Names
Nimodipine Drug Class
Nimodipine is part of the drug class:
Side Effects of Nimodipine
Serious side effects have been reported with nimodipine. See "Drug Precautions" section.
The most common side effects reported in clinical trials include:
- decreased blood pressure
- dizziness
- headache
- nausea
- slower than normal heartbeat
- rash
This is not a complete list of nimodipine side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Nimodipine Interactions
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:
- macrolide antibiotics such as clarithromycin (Biaxin) and telithromycin (Ketek)
- HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir (Crixivan), nelfinavir (Viracept), ritonavir (Norvir), and saquinavir (Invirase)
- some HCV protease inhibitors such as boceprevir (Victrelis) and telaprevir (Incivek)
- some azole antimycotics such as ketoconazole (Nizoral), itraconazole (Onmel, Sporanox), posaconazole (Noxafil), and voriconazole (Vfend)
- conivaptan (Vaprisol)
- delavirdine (Rescriptor)
- nefazodone (Serzone)
- carbamazepine (Tegretol, Equetro, Carbatrol)
- phenobarbital
- phenytoin (Dilantin)
- rifampin
- St John's wort
- blood pressure lowering medications, including diuretics, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), other calcium channel blockers, α-adrenergic blockers, PDE5 inhibitors, and α-methyldopa. Ask your pharmacist if you are taking these type of medications.
This is not a complete list of nimodipine drug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Nimodipine Precautions
Serious side effects have been reported with nimodipine including:
- hypotension. Hypotension, or low blood pressure, may cause you to feel faint or dizzy. Inadequate fluid intake, excessive sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting can lead to an excessive fall in blood pressure, too. Lie down if you feel faint or dizzy. Call your doctor right away.
- cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). People already diagnosed with cirrhosis are at an increased risk of serious side effects. Your doctor may want to monitor blood pressure and pulse rate closely and administer a lower dosage of nimodipine.
Nimodipine can cause dizziness. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how nimodipine affects you.
Nimodipine Food Interactions
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with nimodipine and lead to potentially dangerous effects. Discuss the use of grapefruit products with your doctor.
Inform MD
Before taking nimodipine, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Especially tell your doctor if you:
- have liver problems
- have kidney problems
- have heart problems
- are pregnant or breastfeeding
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Nimodipine and Pregnancy
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.
Nimodipine falls into category C. There are no well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Nimodipine should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.
Nimodipine and Lactation
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
It is not known if nimodipine crosses into human milk. Because many medications can cross into human milk and because of the possibility for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants with use of this medication, a choice should be made whether to stop nursing or stop the use of this medication. Your doctor and you will decide if the benefits outweigh the risk of using nimodipine.
Nimodipine Usage
Take nimodipine exactly as prescribed.
- This medication can be taken orally (by mouth) or through the nasogastric tube or gastric tube route. Nimodipine should NOT be given intravenously or by other parenteral routes.
- Begin nimodipine within 96 hours of the onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
- Take medication 1 before a meal or 2 hours after a meal.
- Capsules should be swallowed whole with a little liquid.
How to give nimodipine via a nasogastric tube or gastric tube:
- Using the supplied oral syringe labeled "ORAL USE ONLY", administer 20 mL (60 mg) every 4 hours into a nasogastric or gastric tube for 21 consecutive days. For each dose, refill the syringe with 20 mL of 0.9% saline solution and then flush any remaining contents from nasogastric or gastric tube into the stomach.
- If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the regular time. Do not take two doses of nimodipine at the same time.
Nimodipine Dosage
The recommended oral dosage is 60 mg every 4 hours for 21 consecutive days.
For people with cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), the dose is reduced to 30 mg every 4 hours.
Nimodipine Overdose
If you take too much nimodipine, call your healthcare provider or local Poison Control Center, or seek emergency medical attention right away.
Other Requirements
- Store oral solution at room temperature between 15ºC to 30ºC (59ºF to 86ºF).
- Store capsules at 20 to 25°C (68° to 77°F).
- Protect from light.
- Do not refrigerate.
- Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children.


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It has become one of the most popular beer events of the season, if not the entire year. The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, on October 19 and 20, features 60 of the most interesting, creative and intensely seasonal beers imaginable. This is the 8th year that Elysian Brewing Company has organized and hosted the GPBF. You may have already heard about the event itself, but we have some new stuff to tell you about – new stuff that we learned last night.
Perhaps the most important thing for you to know is that you MUST purchase tickets in advance. There will be three sessions: Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night. Determine which session works best for you and order your tickets now. A sellout is likely. Get tickets at any of Elysian's three pubs or online at Brown Paper Tickets.
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Of the 60 beers poured at this year's GPBF, Elysian Brewing brewed a whopping 13 of them. The event also features beers from breweries far and near, including offerings from other Washington breweries as well as breweries from across the United States. There will even be a beer from Norway's Nøgne Ø Brewery.
Last night we attended the Mini PumpkinFest at Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor). They were serving a sampler tray with a selection of six Pumpkin Beers from Elysian. We caught up with Dick Cantwell, the Brewmaster at Elysian, and asked about some of his new creations:
New this year:
A not-yet-unnamed Pumpkin Porter inspired by a traveling hippie fest. That's all we know.
Tomme Arthur (The Lost Abbey brewery) was in town recently to produce a collaborative pumpkin beer with Elysian. Described as a something close to a Pumpkin Steam Beer or a Pumpkin Bière de Garde, the beer may or may not be spiced.
The folks from Beau's All Natural Ales (Ontario, Canada) also came to Seattle to create a collaborative beer with Elysian. Actually, it's a Gruet, which some people don't really think of as beer because it contains no hops. A pumpkin Gruet? Sure, why not.
A Pumpkin Barleywine named The Gourdfather. Described as a big beer with lots of pumpkin.
A Pumpkin Curry Beer named Mulligatawny Moon. Mulligatawny is a spicy curry stew. Mulligatawny Moon is a pumpkin beer brewed with many of the spices used in Mulligatawny.
Here are the event details:
Tickets on sale at all three of Elysian's pubs.
Online ticket at Brown Paper Tickets
Session 1 : Friday, October 19 from 4:00 pm-10:00 pm
Session 2 : Saturday, October 20 from 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Session 3 : Saturday, October 20 from 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
- A total of 60 Pumpkin Beers
- Thirteen from Elysian
- A Great Pumpkin tapped at each session.
- Pumpkin carving.
- Food trucks.
- Pumpkin-inspired attire and costumes encouraged
Elysian's production brewery
Seattle, WA 98108
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Each week on Matticast we will be featuring a topic driven by our audience. You can submit your comments on this post, or e-mail us with your thoughts. You can even send us an audio clip (mp3 format please). This is your chance to have your say on what we discuss on World of Matticus. Also don't forget, if you have general questions you'd like answered on the show, you can send them our way. Remember we record on Sunday nights, so get your thoughts in before then!
A couple week's ago we asked what your challenges were as a Guild/Raid Leader, now its time for the flip side. What issues do you have as a member of the general raid/guild population?Keeping up with raid attendance, dealing with the guild bank, unorganized raids? What frustrations would you like to vent to the leadership of your guild?


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It is a pleasure to have an opportunity to speak here today. Before I begin in earnest let me start by saying my comments represent my own views and opinions and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or of the Federal Reserve System.
I have entitled this speech, "May You Live in Interesting Times," for two reasons. First, it is a reminder to me that many things—including this expression itself—are not always as they seem. I had always understood that this saying referred to an ancient Chinese proverb or curse. Imagine my surprise when I did some investigative work in preparation for this speech. It turns out that Chinese scholars know of no such Chinese proverb or curse. According to Wikipedia, which is a well-known online encyclopedia, the expression is a Western invention—undoubtedly ascribed to the Chinese to make it look more wise, inscrutable, enduring and ancient.
Second, despite the fact that this expression may not be the genuine article, it is, nevertheless, an apt way to characterize the past few months.
It is remarkable what we have observed in financial markets.
Briefly, let me give you a few examples of events that I never expected to see—ever:
- AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities selling at 85 or 90 cents on the dollar,
- asset-backed commercial paper backstopped by real assets and a full bank credit backstop yielding more than unsecured commercial paper issued by the same bank—in other words, the real assets as collateral viewed by market participants as a negative rather than a positive,
- 3-month LIBOR (the interbank deposit rate in London for dollars) as high as 100 basis points above the fed funds rate target—certainly possible if the monetary authorities were in the process of tightening monetary policy aggressively, but nearly inconceivable given the widely held expectation that the central bank would likely be cutting interest rates,
- Treasury bill rates rising and falling 100 basis points in a single day, and
- nearly a failed Treasury bill auction—total bids were barely sufficient to cover the amount the Treasury was offering. This near-miss occurred despite the fact that money market mutual fund investors were fleeing to rather than away from Treasury securities.
Obviously, these have been interesting times with plenty to think about
In my mind, the major conundrum that deserves further investigation and evaluation is a question that Chairman Bernanke considered in his speech at the recent Jackson Hole conference:
How did the problems in the subprime mortgage area—with losses that probably will ultimately turn out to be in a range of $100-200 billion—lead to such broad market distress?
If we can elucidate how that happened, then maybe we can also get some insight into how long the market dysfunction might last and what policy responses to this dysfunction might be appropriate. We have been spending a considerable amount of time thinking about this issue in recent months.
So let's start with the subprime mortgage market. By now, the salient facts are pretty well known and agreed upon. Delinquency rates for adjustable rate subprime debt have been climbing rapidly and the rate of deterioration is most severe for the most recent vintages.
Exhibit 1 shows the delinquency rates for the subprime mortgages contained in different recent vintages of mortgage-backed securities. In this exhibit, the 07-2 tranche references mortgage-backed securities issued during the first half of 2007, which contain subprime mortgages mainly originated in late 2006 and early 2007. The 07-1 tranche references subprime mortgage loans six months earlier, and so on. Note that the trajectory of the 07-2 vintage—the most recent vintage—is distinctly worse than for earlier vintages.
The more recent vintages are performing more poorly because the underlying mortgage loans for these vintages have less protection from prior home price appreciation and are the victim of a trend to greater laxness in underwriting standards.
Clearly, the delinquency rates for the recent vintages are going to keep rising and will ultimately be exceptionally high. The rise in delinquencies and foreclosures will be exacerbated by the downward trend in home prices and tightening of mortgage loan underwriting standards.
The upward trajectories in delinquency rates for subprime mortgages shown in Exhibit 1 have led to sharp price declines for the ABX indexes associated with the particular vintage and tranche of the basket of mortgage-backed securities. The ABX indexes represent the cost of buying protection against losses on the tranches of the basket of underlying mortgage backed-securities that they reference. A lower price means a higher cost for purchasing loss protection.
As shown in Exhibit 2, the prices for the BBB-rated ABX index tranches have declined sharply, with the most pronounced declines in the most recent vintages.
As expected losses on subprime mortgages have increased, investors have also become more worried about the safety of the more highly rated tranches that have a more senior claim on the cash flows generated by the underlying subprime mortgage loans. As shown in Exhibit 3, for the 07-1 vintage, there have been significant price declines even in the higher rated tranches.
However, it is important to put this in context of the broader financial market. In particular, note that the adjustable subprime mortgage market is not that big in that context. Total outstanding adjustable-rate subprime mortgages are less than $1 trillion. Moreover, those mortgages originated during 2006 and early 2007 represent only a fraction of that total. Thus, even if subprime delinquency rates keep climbing to unprecedented levels, it seems likely that total losses will be roughly in a range of $100-200 billion. Although this is a lot of money, it pales next to the $58 trillion of net worth of U.S. households or the $16 trillion market capitalization of the U.S. equity market.
To put these losses in perspective, a 1 percent gain or loss in the U.S. stock market—which often occurs on a daily basis—is about the same order of magnitude of the likely subprime mortgage losses that will be gradually realized over the next few years.
So why have these losses—which are the root cause of recent market problems—led to so much market turbulence?
In my view, the losses in subprime mortgages had wide-ranging effects because these mortgages were embedded in a broad array of structured finance securities such as mortgage-backed securities and collateralized derivative obligations and often underpinned highly rated investment assets. As it became apparent that the subprime area was going to be a disaster, the securities that referenced these assets performed extremely poorly.
The poor investment performance of these securities made investors much less willing to invest in structured-finance products more generally. Investors lost confidence because highly rated securities that referenced subprime assets performed poorly and because investors found it difficult to value complex structured-finance products.
This loss of confidence triggered several broader developments:
- mortgage originators have largely lost the ability to securitize non-conforming mortgage loans,
- the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market has contracted sharply,
- the collateralized derivative obligation (CDO) market is virtually shutdown,
- money market mutual fund inflows and outflows disrupted the Treasury bill market, and
- de-leveraging outside the banking system put pressure on bank balance sheets and upward pressure on term funding rates.
In my view, the key development was the unanticipated pressure that was placed on bank balance sheets. This was generated from three major sources:
1) Investor demand for securitized non-agency mortgage-backed securities has dried up. Banks originators now have to hold such loans in their bank portfolios.
2) Bank backstop liquidity facilities have been triggered as investor appetite for asset-backed commerical paper has fallen sharply.
3) The expectation that banks will have difficulty syndicating the bridge loans they provided to finance leveraged buy-outs.
Of these three sources of pressure, the rollup of ABCP programs seems to have been the most important. The potential magnitude of the funding requirement is the largest and how much will come back onto bank balance sheets remains uncertain.
So let's take a look in more detail at these three areas of stress. Turning first to the mortgage area, the constraint on mortgage loan origination can be seen most visibly in the widening in the spread between fixed-rate prime jumbo mortgage loan and conforming mortgage loan rates. As can be seen in Exhibit 4, the spread widened from about 25 basis points to around 100 basis points before narrowing a bit over the past few weeks. The rate on such mortgage loans has had to rise to induce banks to free up balance sheet capacity to carry such mortgages on their books.
Turning next to the asset-backed commercial paper area, the problem began when commercial paper investors became aware that their investments could be vulnerable to loss but were uncertain as to the extent of their exposure to particular programs.
This fear of loss among investors had a legitimate basis for those ABCP programs that finance mortgage-related assets without full bank credit enhancement. An inability to roll over maturing commercial paper in these programs could force the liquidation of the assets that the commercial paper funded. In the current market, that could lead to investor losses.
The problem started in extendable commercial paper market programs, where the credit enhancement backstop by banks was typically either absent or less than 100 percent. The problem then quickly migrated to structured investment vehicles (SIV) programs, which suffered from similar shortcomings.
From there, the problem spread as risk-averse investors started to shun the entire asset class. Asset-backed commercial paper rates rose for those programs that were able to roll over their outstanding commercial paper. This is shown in Exhibit 5, which compares unsecured and secured commercial paper rates. The volume of outstanding asset-backed commercial paper shrank sharply as some issuers were unable to roll over their maturing paper. Exhibit 6 illustrates the downtrend in the volume of outstanding ABCP.
The pressure on the asset-backed commercial paper market was temporarily exacerbated by the behavior of money market mutual fund investors, who shifted funds from prime money market funds to Treasury-only money market funds (see Exhibit 7). Because the total assets in money market mutual funds are nearly four times the size of outstanding Treasury bills, these flows led to a large, albeit mostly transitory fall in Treasury bill yields. This is shown in Exhibit 8.
The good news is that the money flows into the prime money mutual funds have stabilized. This reflects greater discernment among investors about the risks associated with different types of asset-backed commercial paper and the widening yield differentials between prime and Treasury-only money market funds.
Moreover, it is noteworthy that those areas of asset-backed commercial paper market with underlying structural problems—primarily the extendible, SIV and "SIV-lite" portions of the market—represent only a small proportion of total asset-backed commercial paper outstanding. For example, as shown in Exhibit 9, SIV programs only represented about 5 percent of the asset-backed commercial paper market in September, down from about 8 percent before the recent sharp contraction.
Moreover, as shown in Exhibit 10, much of the asset-backed commercial paper market does not finance residential mortgage asset-backed securities, so there is less uncertainty about the underlying value of the assets. And, much of the market has solid credit support, with 100 percent bank credit enhancement.
As a result, as time has passed, investors have gradually been able to distinguish between the different types of ABCP programs. Stability has returned to the multiseller, bank-sponsored programs. As a result, the overall ABCP market is no longer contracting rapidly. However, the extendable and SIV programs continue to be under pressure.
The third source of balance sheet pressure stems from the sharp contraction in collateralized debt obligation (CDO) and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) issuance. As can be seen in Exhibit 11, CDO and CLO issuance volumes have plummeted in recent months.
The virtual closure of the CDO market, in turn, has led to a virtual cessation of high-yield debt issuance—illustrated in Exhibit 12. This occurred because the CDO market was an important source of demand for high-yield debt. With investors shunning CDOs, the associated demand for high-yield debt by potential CDO issuers dried up.
These developments have created uncertainty for commercial and investment banks about their ability to syndicate the large volume of loan and debt commitments that they have made to finance private equity buyouts. These institutions are faced with the prospect that they may have to carry such loans on their books for an extended period of time at a discount to par value. Syndication will be more difficult because the ability to transform a large proportion of these obligations into marketable investment grade product through the alchemy of structured finance is not currently a readily available option.
Over the past few weeks, banks have started to syndicate such loans. Typically, however, the loans offered for sale have been the more senior tranches and, even in these cases, the loans have been sold at a discount to par. Banks are making progress in reducing their exposures, but the pace has been slow.
This pressure on bank balance sheets—both existing and anticipated—has led to significant dysfunction in financial markets. In particular, primary dealers have pulled back in their willingness to finance the security positions of investment banks, hedge funds and other leveraged investors.
At the same time, this balance sheet pressure—as well as worries about counterparty risk, have led to a significant rise in term borrowing rates. Banks that are sellers of funds have shifted to the overnight market to preserve their liquidity and this shift has starved the term market of funds, pushing those rates higher. As shown in Exhibit 13, the spread between one-month LIBOR and the one-month interest rate swap rate has widened sharply and one-month LIBOR has generally traded considerably above the anticipated level of the overnight federal funds rate. The same pressure on funding rates has been also evident in Europe. Exhibit 14 shows the same spread for the one-month Euribor rate.
For banks that had relied on term funding from the interbank market, the rise in term rates has pushed them into the overnight market. In addition, these depository institutions have turned to the Federal Home Bank Loan System as a source of term funding. For example, FHLB advances rose by $110 billion in August. In contrast, despite the 50 basis point reduction in the spread between the discount rate and the federal funds rate target, the dollar value of discount window borrowings never rose much and, in recent weeks has dropped back to negligible levels.
The use of FHLB advances rather than borrowing from the discount window reflects several factors: 1) the lower cost of FHLB advances, 2) the ability to borrow at longer terms from the FHLB and 3) the lack of stigma in using FHLB advances as a source of funding.
So where do we go from here? Clearly, the adjustment process is far from over. Asset-backed commercial paper programs are still being rolled up. Moreover, it remains unclear what proportion of leverage loan commitments commercial and investment banks will be able to syndicate and at what price. The pressure evident in bank term funding markets indicates that the pressure on bank balance sheets—either real or anticipated—has not yet abated much.
That said, the situation does appear to have improved. First, investors' ability to distinguish between "good" and "bad" ABCP programs and structured finance products has improved considerably and I would expect this trend to continue as investors obtain better information.
Second, as time passes, the uncertainty about bank balance sheet pressures and funding requirements should lessen.
Third, the market response to so-called headline risk has changed markedly in recent weeks. In particular, large financial organizations that have announced large mark-to-market losses have generally seen their stock prices go up rather than down.
Fourth, in the mortgage sector, depository institutions will undoubtedly—at the right price—take up some of the slack in the prime jumbo mortgage market.
But it undoubtedly will take time for circumstances to return to normal. And, the structured finance market will undoubtedly have to change a lot to return to close to a normal market function. Increased transparency and greater homogeneity will probably be required for investors' appetite to increase significantly for such products.
On the policy side, the Federal Reserve has responded to the market turbulence in two ways. First, steps were taken to supply liquidity to market participants and to ensure that market participants understood that such liquidity would be available if the situation worsened.
On August 10, open market operations conducted three repurchase operations adding reserves to the banking system. This proved sufficient to break the upward pressure evident in the federal funds market, which had caused the overnight federal funds rate to trade above the Federal Open Market Committee's specified target over the prior few days.
On August 17, the FOMC announced a change to its discount window regime. The gap between the discount rate and the target federal funds rate was lowered to 50 basis points from 100 basis points and borrowers were told that they could borrow for terms up to 30 days.
Although this change did not lead to a big increase in borrowing, that was not unexpected. Even at a 50 basis point spread, the primary credit rate was higher than the rate on alternative sources of funds for most depository institutions. The so-called "stigma" from borrowing from the window exists, in part, because the borrowing occurs at a penalty rate.
That said, it would be wonderful if we could reduce the "stigma" so that it was inconsequential in the borrowing decision. One of our jobs is to act as the lender of last resort. The "stigma" against borrowing from the discount window can interfere somewhat with that.
Nevertheless, the change in the discount rate did appear to calm markets. It was a signal that the central bank stood willing to provide liquidity against collateral if markets were to take a turn for the worse.
We believe that the policy change had an impact, in part, because we witnessed—concurrently—a big increase in the amount of collateral pledged by banks at the window. This indicates that banks did view the window as an important liquidity backstop. Over the past few months, total collateral pledged has climbed by more than $150 billion.
Our tentative conclusion is that the change in the discount window regime did appear to prove helpful by reducing the risks of a full-blown liquidity crisis.
On August 21, the securities lending fee was lowered to 50 basis points from 100 basis points. This is what we charge primary dealers to borrow Treasury securities from the System Open Market Account. The fee was lowered to encourage greater borrowing of Treasury securities from the Fed's portfolio in order to ease disruptions in the Treasury bill market. Securities lending did increase and this helped calm the Treasury bill market.
Finally, on September 18, the FOMC lowered its effective federal funds rate target to 4.75 percent from 5.25 percent. The rate reduction was undertaken not because of market stress or turbulence per se, but because increased stringency in the credit markets threatened the U.S. growth outlook.
To quote from the minutes to the September 18 FOMC meeting:
"The disruptions to the market for nonconforming mortgages were likely to reduce further the demand for housing, and recent financial developments could well lead to a more general tightening of credit availability."
As far as what will happen from here, it is not for me to offer an opinion on such weighty matters.
On that score I offer up the last FOMC statement as a better guide. The concluding paragraph reads:
"Developments in financial markets since the Committee's last regular meeting have increased the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook. The Committee will continue to assess the effects of these and other developments on economic prospects and will act as needed to foster price stability and sustainable economic growth."
I would read that as meaning what it says. Interestingly, financial market participants are uncertain about what the FOMC will do next. As I write this, the November fed funds futures contract implies that market participants place about a one-out-of-three probability on a 25 basis points reduction in the federal funds rate target at the October 30-31 meeting. So the message is: Stay tuned.
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Do You Turn Toward, Turn Away Or Turn Against?
Savannah Ellis, MPsych
Each day, our partners make many attempts to connect with us, both verbal and nonverbal. World renowned couples research, Dr. John Gottman calls these attempts "bids" for emotional connection. A bid can be a question, a look, an affectionate touch or anything else that opens the door to connection. In his research, Gottman reports that a happy couple can make as many as 100 bids over the course of a meal! How we respond to our partner's bids is a huge key to a successful relationship. Gottman's research indicates that husbands who eventually were divorced, ignored the bids from their wives 82 percent of the time compared to 19 percent for men in stable marriages. Women who later divorced ignored their husband's bids 50 percent of the time while those who remained married only disregarded 14 percent of their husband's bids. There are three responses to a bid for connection: turning toward, turning away and turning against.
1. Turning toward. This means to react in a positive way to your partner's bid for emotional connection. Research indicates that over time, these couples develop stable, long-lasting relationships. They also can access humor, affection and interest in each other during conflict. They can stay connected and not let temporary negative feelings destroy the relationship.
2. Turning away. This response is essentially ignoring or avoiding the bid or acting preoccupied. A consistent turning away response leads to defensiveness and seems to result in early divorce in married couples.
3. Turning against. Couples who turn against each other's bids for connection appear more argumentative, critical and sarcastic. According to Gottman's research, this style leads to divorce in a majority of cases, but not as quickly as couples who more habitually turn away from bids. Once a couple gets into the habit of rejecting each other's bids for connection, they tend to give up on rebidding or resuming efforts to connect. In stable marriages, spouses rebid about 10 percent of the time and in couples heading towards divorce, there is rarely ANY rebidding. Gottman believes that a couple that practices "turning toward" behavior metaphorically "deposits" good will into the emotional (love) "bank" of the relationship. These "credits" accumulate and allow the partners to more readily connect when times become more challenging in the relationship. The bottom line is that "turning toward" your partner is a strong basis for emotional connection, as well as a powerful tool to sustain passion, romance and a healthy sex life.


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Altitude Sickness Treatment in Safety Harbor, FL
What Is High Altitude Sickness?
High altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), is a common ailment that occurs due to a lack of oxygen at high altitudes, usually above 8,000 feet or 2,400 meters. While the effects of AMS are similar to a hangover and typically do not require medical treatment, AMS is a warning sign that you are at a heightened risk of experiencing more serious forms of altitude sickness.
AMS is the first of three types of altitude sickness. The two more severe high altitude sicknesses are:
- High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE): HAPE is caused by excess fluid in the lungs that leads to breathlessness, even while in a state of rest. Symptoms of HAPE include a fever and coughing up frothy saliva.
- High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE): HACE is characterized by fluid in the brain, and its symptoms include confusion, stumbling, laziness, emotional swings, and loss of conscious.
Both HAPE and HACE can lead to either severe health consequences or death in a matter of hours if left untreated. This is why it is important to recognize and address the symptoms of AMS when they occur. To schedule a consultation with a qualified healthcare professional in Safety Harbor who specializes in high altitude sickness treatment, call (727) 240-3424 or contact Maharajh Acupuncture & Herb Shoppe online.
What Causes Altitude Sickness?
AMS most commonly occurs as a result of traveling to high altitudes at a rapid pace, specifically 500mm per day, while doing activities such as climbing, hiking, or driving. In these situations, your body is unable to acclimate to higher altitudes, specifically the decrease in oxygen levels. The higher the altitude you reach and the pace you travel at can contribute to the likelihood of developing symptoms of altitude sickness. Additionally, vigorous exercise, a lack of fluids and hypothermia makes AMS more likely to occur.
Although AMS can affect anyone, there are certain risk factors that can make AMS more likely for some individuals than others. These factors include:
- Having a heart or lung disease
- A low red blood cell count
- Taking drugs that can affect your breathing (sleeping pills or narcotic pain relievers)
- Past history of AMS
- Pregnancy
High Altitude Sickness Symptoms
Symptoms of AMS usually appear within 24 to 48 hours of elevation change. Some people have compared the symptoms of AMS to a bad hangover.
Some of the immediate and mild altitude sickness symptoms include:
- Fatigue or weakness
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Rapid heart rate
- Shortness of breath after exertion
- Insomnia
- Lack of appetite
- Irritability
- Swelling of the hands, feet, and face
Symptoms indicating the onset of HAPE and HACE include:
- Shortness of breath without exertion
- Wet coughing
- Tightness in the chest
- Confusion
- Social withdrawal
- Blue, gray, or pale skin discoloration
- Coma
Diagnosing Altitude Sickness
Although the symptoms of AMS are a good indicator of the disease itself, there are several ways that medical professionals can test for the more serious HAPE or HACE. These tests include:
- Listening to the chest with a stethoscope
- A chest X-ray
- Blood test
- Brain MRI or CT scan
- An electrocardiogram (ECG)
How to Treat Altitude Sickness
If your altitude sickness symptoms are mild, your body may adapt to the altitude change on its own. However, there are several different ways to treat AMS in order to avoid contracting HAPE or HACE. Once treated, symptoms can take several hours or days to disappear.
If you are experiencing signs of altitude sickness:
- Descend immediately
- Do not ascend higher for at least 24-48 hours
- If descending is not possible, rest and drink water
- Use pressure bags or oxygen
- Avoid exercise
If symptoms persist despite attempts to treat AMS on your own, there are several medications available that can help to reduce your symptoms, such as acetazolamide. Ingesting acetazolamide before acceding can help prevent AMS, and the drug can also correct breathing problems if AMS does occur.
Other altitude sickness medications include:
- Dexamethasone to reduce brain swelling
- Ibuprofen to relieve pain from headaches
- Nifedipine to treat high blood pressure
How to Prevent Altitude Sickness
The best treatment for high altitude sickness is prevention. If your future travel plans involve activities which take you to higher elevations, it is important to plan ahead to avoid these uncomfortable symptoms. In order to avoid AMS altogether, there are various preventative measures you can try, including:
- Avoiding high altitudes, if possible
- Acclimating your body to higher altitudes for 24-48 hours before completing vigorous activity
- Avoiding alcohol, caffeine, salty foods, and smoking
- Drinking plenty of water
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