Antibiotics: If someone has a history of psoriasis, the doctor will most likely take a throat culture when that individual has a sore throat. If the culture results are positive (meaning that the individual has a streptococcal infection), then starting immediately on antibiotics for the infection is very helpful.
A: Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) is classified in a class of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers are used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Beta-blockers are also used to treat or prevent heart attack.
The World Health Organization classifies human. pulmonary hypertension into five groups based on the. inciting cause (see box on page 7). Pulmonary hypertension causes pressure overload. on the right heart and can result in right ventricular. enlargement (concentric hypertrophy or thickening). This is called cor pulmonale. Acute cor pulmonale, most often caused by massive thromboembolic dis-. ease, results in right ventricular dilation, tricuspid.