What is Nitro-glycerin? I got it at Grandpa's house, but I always thought it was dynamite. How can you use it?

Answer 1

The nitroglycerin you found at your grandpa's house is used by him to reduce his angina, or heart pains. It dialates the bood vescles so that more blood gets to the muscles of his heart. If he doesn't take it he could have a heart attack.

You want to be sure you return your grandpa's medicine to him.

NOW!

Answer 2

As a matter of fact it IS the very same thing that sweats out of very old dynamite. The other ingrediant in dynamite can be either sawdust or________.

But in either case, in small amounts the nitro of the nitro glycerin is effective in opening up the arteries of patient having an angina attack.

Shame on you if your grandfather dies because he starts to have an attack and can't find his medicine. You should return it immediately.

Answer 3

Used for treatment of angina. Angina is pain that occurs when the heart isn't getting enough oxygen to do its work. Nitroglycerin usually taken as a sublingual pill (dissolves and is absorbed by the veins under your tongue) or as a transdermal patch (the way it's usually given in a hospital). Can be given IV in emergencies. Effects of nitroglycerin:

1) dilates coronary arteries=increased blood flow to the myocardium--several people pointed this out, but there is more to nitroglycerin that that

2) dilates large veins=decreased preload=decreased end-diastolic wall tension=increased sub-endocardial perfusion

3) decreased preload=decreased myocardial work=decreased myocardial oxygen demand

Intuitively, #1 seems like it would be the most important factor. It isn't...#3 is. Nitroglycerin has much more potent effects on veins than it does on arteries.

The ultimate problem in angina is that your heart wants more oxygen than it is getting. Nitroglycerin works by both increasing the amount of oxygen that gets to the heart (through increased perfusion) and also decreasing the amount of oxgyen that the heart needs (by decreasing the amount of work the heart is doing).

Answer 4

Simply put it is nitrated glycerin. Not that unlike other nitrated substances, eg nitrocellulose (gun cotton). Fabricating it is very dangerous and should never be attempted. I heard stories about people who mishandled a couple of drops of the stuff and lost a finger or two. The medicinalform is used for people with heart problems as it promotes the function of the heart muscle.

Answer 5

In medicine, nitroglycerin (sometimes called Glyceryl trinitrate, presumably to avoid alarming people) is used as a heart medication (under the trade names Nitrospan® and Nitrostat®). It is used as a medicine for angina pectoris (ischaemic heart disease) in tablets, ointment, solution for intravenous use, transdermal patches (Transderm Nitro®, Nitro-Dur®), or sprays administered under the tongue (Nitrolingual Pump Spray®, Natispray®). A recent medical development will include a small amount of nitroglycerin in the tip of a new Durex condom to stimulate erection during intercourse. "The CSD500 condom contains a chemical in its teat, called glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), which is absorbed by the skin and causes blood vessels to dilate."
The principal action of nitroglycerin is vasodilation -- that is, widening of the blood vessels. The main effects of nitroglycerin in episodes of angina pectoris are
subsiding of chest pain
decrease of blood pressure
increase of heart rate.
These effects arise because nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide in the body (by a mechanism that is not completely understood), and nitric oxide is a natural vasodilator. Recently, it has also become popular in an off-label use at reduced (0.2%) concentration in ointment form as an effective treatment for anal fissure.
Nitroglycerin patches have also found use as treatment for the bite of the Brown recluse spider, which has a vasoconstricting venom.
Please see the webpage for more details on Nitroglycerin.

Answer 6

Its in a different form heart medicine is what you have....I hope....
Nitro-glycerin isn't dynamite, dynamite "sweats" it if left alone for awhile.

Answer 7

It's a vasodilator - people with angina pectoris (chest pain caused by ischemia (lack of blood/oxygen flow) ). When people who suffer from angina feel an attack coming on, they place their dosage of nitro under their tongue. It will dissolve and seep thru the tissue membrane and will subdue the pain.

Answer 8

Girl, you have no faith in medicine. I see the medicine, you see the medicine. is there a way to find a cure for this and plant it in a pill. Its just the name upon the bottle that determines if it will. Is the problem youre allergic to a well familiar name? Do you have a problem with this one if the results are the same?

Answer 9

Nitro is for people with chest pain-it helps to keep the artery open on a short term basis for people whose chest pain (angina) is caused from blockage. Please do not take these or give them to anyone. They can hurt you

Answer 10

Nitro is for the 'heart'...you should 'not handle' this, and it should be left where you're grandpa know's 'where it is'...it
very important for him to have this and know where it is.
You should consult your 'pharmacist' for any detail pertaining to this med...it's very important that you know what it's for and what it does...best of luck!