Severe methemoglobinemia from topical anesthetic spray: case
... therapeutic doses of topical anesthetic agents can cause methemoglobinemia. It is also clear from our discussions with other emergency physicians that most are unaware of this important fact. This topic is highly relevant to emergency medicine. EDs often stock benzocaine as an alternative agent for ...
... therapeutic doses of topical anesthetic agents can cause methemoglobinemia. It is also clear from our discussions with other emergency physicians that most are unaware of this important fact. This topic is highly relevant to emergency medicine. EDs often stock benzocaine as an alternative agent for ...
COMP Minutes 19-21 January 2016 - EMA
... procedures will be published in the COMP meeting reports once the procedures are finalised and start of referrals will also be available. Of note, this set of minutes is a working document primarily designed for COMP members and the work the Committee undertakes. Further information with relevant ex ...
... procedures will be published in the COMP meeting reports once the procedures are finalised and start of referrals will also be available. Of note, this set of minutes is a working document primarily designed for COMP members and the work the Committee undertakes. Further information with relevant ex ...
Wound Management Guidelines
... Wound Management can be described as the pursuit of the permanent, functional and aesthetic healing in the patient’s wound through the promotion of physiological healing and the prevention or elimination of factors – whether local, systemic or external - that disturb healing. Good wound management f ...
... Wound Management can be described as the pursuit of the permanent, functional and aesthetic healing in the patient’s wound through the promotion of physiological healing and the prevention or elimination of factors – whether local, systemic or external - that disturb healing. Good wound management f ...
PRESCRIBING INFORMATION TYLENOL ® No. 1
... Codeine product should be discontinued at the earliest sign of toxicity and medical help should be sought as soon as possible. Head Injury and Increased Intracranial Pressure In the presence of head injury or other intracranial lesions, the respiratory depressant effects of codeine and other opioids ...
... Codeine product should be discontinued at the earliest sign of toxicity and medical help should be sought as soon as possible. Head Injury and Increased Intracranial Pressure In the presence of head injury or other intracranial lesions, the respiratory depressant effects of codeine and other opioids ...
Approach to the Hypophosphatemic Patient
... Myalgia may accompany weakness in some patients, but severe acute muscle pain may indicate rhabdomyolysis resulting from hypophosphatemia. Hypophosphatemia may also cause intravascular hemolysis. During cell lysis, intracellular phosphate and proteins such as myoglobin are released, which can cause ...
... Myalgia may accompany weakness in some patients, but severe acute muscle pain may indicate rhabdomyolysis resulting from hypophosphatemia. Hypophosphatemia may also cause intravascular hemolysis. During cell lysis, intracellular phosphate and proteins such as myoglobin are released, which can cause ...
Acute severe asthma - World Allergy Organization
... Severe asthma • A shift in focus from severity to control • How to control severe asthma • Diagnosis and management of acute severe asthma ...
... Severe asthma • A shift in focus from severity to control • How to control severe asthma • Diagnosis and management of acute severe asthma ...
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... Severe asthma • A shift in focus from severity to control • How to control severe asthma • Diagnosis and management of acute severe asthma ...
... Severe asthma • A shift in focus from severity to control • How to control severe asthma • Diagnosis and management of acute severe asthma ...
Evidence-based clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment
... and which runs a prolonged course. In some cases, it does not resolve completely (Bunker 2009). Its prevalence appears to vary by setting. For example, Walker-Bone et al (2004) conducted a large, UK-based primary care1 study, comprising a questionnaire survey and subsequent physical examination of r ...
... and which runs a prolonged course. In some cases, it does not resolve completely (Bunker 2009). Its prevalence appears to vary by setting. For example, Walker-Bone et al (2004) conducted a large, UK-based primary care1 study, comprising a questionnaire survey and subsequent physical examination of r ...
Arachnoiditis Peter Day New Zealand Health Technology Assessment
... supplied by New Zealand governmental health organisations and patient support organisations. Additional to the main searches, papers on low back pain, spinal surgery, intraspinal steroid therapy, radiology, and other issues related to arachnoiditis were sought for a broader overview. These overall s ...
... supplied by New Zealand governmental health organisations and patient support organisations. Additional to the main searches, papers on low back pain, spinal surgery, intraspinal steroid therapy, radiology, and other issues related to arachnoiditis were sought for a broader overview. These overall s ...
Sesamoid Disorders of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint
... noticed by the patient and, were it not for the drainage noted on her socks, she may never have reported this condition. She had been treated with 2 months of oral antibiotics before referral to a foot and ankle specialist. (B) In this plain film, the tibial sesamoid is found to be degenerate with a ...
... noticed by the patient and, were it not for the drainage noted on her socks, she may never have reported this condition. She had been treated with 2 months of oral antibiotics before referral to a foot and ankle specialist. (B) In this plain film, the tibial sesamoid is found to be degenerate with a ...
GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEMOPHILIA 2
... Table 1-5: Strategies for pain management in patients with hemophilia. . ...................................... .......... 15 Table 1-6: Definition of adequacy of hemostasis for surgical procedures...................................... .......... 16 Table 3-1: Interpretation of screening tests ...
... Table 1-5: Strategies for pain management in patients with hemophilia. . ...................................... .......... 15 Table 1-6: Definition of adequacy of hemostasis for surgical procedures...................................... .......... 16 Table 3-1: Interpretation of screening tests ...
Patient Information Form 1
... Quality: Example: normal versus abnormal texture/color Severity: How severe on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being worst Duration: How long have you had this pain/problem? Timing: Does the pain/problem occur at a specific time? Context: Where were you at the onset of this problem? Associated signs/symptoms: ...
... Quality: Example: normal versus abnormal texture/color Severity: How severe on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being worst Duration: How long have you had this pain/problem? Timing: Does the pain/problem occur at a specific time? Context: Where were you at the onset of this problem? Associated signs/symptoms: ...
Treatment of hemorrhoids: A coloproctologist`s view
... disease defined as the symptomatic enlargement and/ or distal displacement of anal cushions. Apart from abnormally dilated vascular channel and destructive changes in supporting tissue within anal cushions, there is emerging evidence that hemorrhoids is associated with hyperperfusion state of anorec ...
... disease defined as the symptomatic enlargement and/ or distal displacement of anal cushions. Apart from abnormally dilated vascular channel and destructive changes in supporting tissue within anal cushions, there is emerging evidence that hemorrhoids is associated with hyperperfusion state of anorec ...
SNAKEBITE & SPIDERBITE Management Guidelines
... envenoming and is not in itself an indication for antivenom. • A negative result does not exclude either a snakebite or systemic envenoming. • Always confirm SVDK result by comparing with result from diagnostic algorithms (see page 10) combined with knowledge of snakes in region. ANTIVENOM (AV) THERA ...
... envenoming and is not in itself an indication for antivenom. • A negative result does not exclude either a snakebite or systemic envenoming. • Always confirm SVDK result by comparing with result from diagnostic algorithms (see page 10) combined with knowledge of snakes in region. ANTIVENOM (AV) THERA ...
Document
... Young and middle-age patients with sleep-onset insomnia can often derive significantly greater benefit from CBT than pharmacotherapy. CBT should be considered a first line intervention for chronic insomnia. ...
... Young and middle-age patients with sleep-onset insomnia can often derive significantly greater benefit from CBT than pharmacotherapy. CBT should be considered a first line intervention for chronic insomnia. ...
Postinfectious Cough - CHEST Journal
... uncontrolled studies have successfully treated the cough with a brief course of corticosteroids starting with 30 to 40 mg of prednisone (or equivalent) in the morning, tapering to zero over 2 to 3 weeks.1 This regimen may be tried in those patients whose coughs become protracted and persistently tro ...
... uncontrolled studies have successfully treated the cough with a brief course of corticosteroids starting with 30 to 40 mg of prednisone (or equivalent) in the morning, tapering to zero over 2 to 3 weeks.1 This regimen may be tried in those patients whose coughs become protracted and persistently tro ...
applied kinesiology research and literature compendium
... patients who reported to two outpatient chiropractic clinics. In group 1, 148 patients were evaluated for MMT data (50 males and 98 females, average age 37), 127 with "whiplash"-type injuries (average duration 16 weeks) and 21 with non-traumatic chronic neck pain (average duration 36 weeks). In grou ...
... patients who reported to two outpatient chiropractic clinics. In group 1, 148 patients were evaluated for MMT data (50 males and 98 females, average age 37), 127 with "whiplash"-type injuries (average duration 16 weeks) and 21 with non-traumatic chronic neck pain (average duration 36 weeks). In grou ...