tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post2709902969492576404..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Case of the MondaysCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-77321237753513259842009-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:00Exactly right! Nitrates exhibit an interesting for...Exactly right! Nitrates exhibit an interesting form of reversible tolerance; after several days of exposure, one becomes tolerant, but loses that tolerance after several days without exposure.<BR/>-<BR/>Case of the Mondays<BR/><BR/>This case describes nitroglycerin exposure and tolerance. Individuals exposed to nitroglycerin during the production of explosives (Alfred Nobel's patent for use of nitroglycerin in explosives is shown) developed severe headache and dizziness after initial exposure. These side effects diminished after a few days, but if exposure was avoided for several days, symptoms would recur after reexposure. Hence, this happens on Monday. Sublingual nitroglycerin is also used for angina pectoris.<BR/><BR/>Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-74188352618537914952009-03-23T21:56:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:56:00.000-07:00Nitroglycerine! but why do the symptoms resove ove...Nitroglycerine! <BR/>but why do the symptoms resove over the week, and recur on going to the factory again after a break?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-81936787611841871062009-03-23T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-23T10:28:00.000-07:00nitrates?nitrates?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972701448751949861noreply@blogger.com