Say "NO" to Sinus Congestion

In this class, Cure, which is my last STEAM term of the year, we are looking into medicine. We looked into OTC(over the counter), Rx (prescription), and homeopathic remedies. We had an in-house guest who graduated from med school, and is going through her placement as an anesthesiologist. It was interesting to get her perspective on what she does and how she balances her life as a medical professional. For this AP, we were asked to make a medicine box. We looked into one certain symptom and found different ways to treat that particular symptom by looking into three different medicines that could treat it. Look at my AP to learn more about how to relieve sinus congestion!

The Lock and Key mechanism is basically a cause and effect for a chemical reaction. This connects to medication because we can use that cause and effect mechanism when we are looking for the correct medication to treat our symptoms. From pain medication we get a chemical reaction to our nervous system because our nervous receptors may get muted so that we don't feel pain or the swollen part of our bodies get healed.


To conclude, I found this unit to be very interesting! I liked looking into the different components of medicine, and looking into what really classifies certain medication. I think my favorite part was looking at different homeopathic remedies because alternative medicine does fascinate me. Knowing that there is ways to naturally cure or treat a disease instead of using a manmade prescription is something that people should be looking into. This unit really opened my eyes and allowed me to explore that!