Australian Government
... A.43.. Completion of the Annual Diabetes Cycle of Care for Patients with Established Diabetes Mellitus - (Items 2517 - 2526 and 2620 2635) ................................................................................................................................................................. ...
... A.43.. Completion of the Annual Diabetes Cycle of Care for Patients with Established Diabetes Mellitus - (Items 2517 - 2526 and 2620 2635) ................................................................................................................................................................. ...
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... Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogues alone or in combination, including didanosine and other antiretrovirals. A majority of these cases have been in women. Obesity and prolonged nucleoside exposure may ...
... Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogues alone or in combination, including didanosine and other antiretrovirals. A majority of these cases have been in women. Obesity and prolonged nucleoside exposure may ...
Management of Snake Bite
... Indian states with high incidence of snakebites cases are Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Kerala. Because a large proportion of global totals of snakebites arise from India, global snakebite totals might also be underestimated. (Mohapatra et al 2011). Only 22.19% of the snakebite victims at ...
... Indian states with high incidence of snakebites cases are Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Kerala. Because a large proportion of global totals of snakebites arise from India, global snakebite totals might also be underestimated. (Mohapatra et al 2011). Only 22.19% of the snakebite victims at ...
Off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy for head and neck cancers
... Chemoradiation, which has been shown to be more effective than radiotherapy alone, is recommended post-operatively for people with positive tumour margins or when the cancer has spread beyond the external lining of the lymph nodes. In people whose disease cannot be surgically removed, chemoradiation ...
... Chemoradiation, which has been shown to be more effective than radiotherapy alone, is recommended post-operatively for people with positive tumour margins or when the cancer has spread beyond the external lining of the lymph nodes. In people whose disease cannot be surgically removed, chemoradiation ...
Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain
... the same time, when there is significant damage due to disease, trauma, or surgery, and normal activity is not a realistic goal, the numbing effect of opioids can be helpful and may even improve function in patients with serious functional incapacity. Opioids at low doses can also be helpful in low- ...
... the same time, when there is significant damage due to disease, trauma, or surgery, and normal activity is not a realistic goal, the numbing effect of opioids can be helpful and may even improve function in patients with serious functional incapacity. Opioids at low doses can also be helpful in low- ...
Geriatric Cough Assessment
... will still be coughing at 3 weeks (NEJM 2005). – 5-10% of patients will still be coughing at 8 ...
... will still be coughing at 3 weeks (NEJM 2005). – 5-10% of patients will still be coughing at 8 ...
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE EXTENDED
... 3,482 exposed to methylphenidate or amphetamine for several weeks at usual doses) of stimulanttreated patients compared to 0 in placebo-treated patients. Aggression – Aggressive behavior or hostility is often observed in children and adolescents with ADHD, and has been reported in clinical trials an ...
... 3,482 exposed to methylphenidate or amphetamine for several weeks at usual doses) of stimulanttreated patients compared to 0 in placebo-treated patients. Aggression – Aggressive behavior or hostility is often observed in children and adolescents with ADHD, and has been reported in clinical trials an ...
Datasheet
... Adverse reactions to metoclopramide that are most frequently seen are restlessness, drowsiness, fatigue and lassitude, which occur in approximately 10% of patients. Insomnia, headache, dizziness have been reported less frequently. Acute depression has been reported rarely (less than 1 in 1,000 cases ...
... Adverse reactions to metoclopramide that are most frequently seen are restlessness, drowsiness, fatigue and lassitude, which occur in approximately 10% of patients. Insomnia, headache, dizziness have been reported less frequently. Acute depression has been reported rarely (less than 1 in 1,000 cases ...
Intravenous Acetaminophen and Intravenous Ketorolac
... Like ketorolac, acetaminophen must be able to cross the BBB to exert CNS effects. One study has shown that acetaminophen readily crosses the BBB in children.17 In that study, CSF levels of acetaminophen were detectable within 5 minutes of IV administration. In approximately 1 hour, measured CSF and ...
... Like ketorolac, acetaminophen must be able to cross the BBB to exert CNS effects. One study has shown that acetaminophen readily crosses the BBB in children.17 In that study, CSF levels of acetaminophen were detectable within 5 minutes of IV administration. In approximately 1 hour, measured CSF and ...
Chapter One
... Record the height measurement correctly. – Record height measurement in feet and inches. – If the scale is calibrated in inches: 1) Convert the reading to feet and inches: divide the number of inches by 12 2) Example: Height measurement of 60 inches is recorded as 5 feet (60 inches divided by 12 equ ...
... Record the height measurement correctly. – Record height measurement in feet and inches. – If the scale is calibrated in inches: 1) Convert the reading to feet and inches: divide the number of inches by 12 2) Example: Height measurement of 60 inches is recorded as 5 feet (60 inches divided by 12 equ ...
Simple office spirometry - National Lung Health Education Program
... Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). The FVC is the total amount of air that can be exhaled following as deep an inhalation as possible. A patient must try to exhale for at least 6 seconds to obtain a useful FVC measure. FVC was defined over 150 years ago by John Hutchinson, an English surgeon who was the i ...
... Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). The FVC is the total amount of air that can be exhaled following as deep an inhalation as possible. A patient must try to exhale for at least 6 seconds to obtain a useful FVC measure. FVC was defined over 150 years ago by John Hutchinson, an English surgeon who was the i ...
carvedilol - Landmarktrials
... To determine the effect of carvedilol compared with placebo on all-cause mortality in patients with severe chronic heart failure Randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group multicenter study in patients with ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy ...
... To determine the effect of carvedilol compared with placebo on all-cause mortality in patients with severe chronic heart failure Randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group multicenter study in patients with ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy ...
Part I: Summary of Product Information
... need to start amiodarone therapy due to no other alternative, viable treatment options should undergo similar cardiac monitoring as outlined above. Due to amiodarone’s long half-life, patients discontinuing amiodarone just prior to starting sofosbuvir in combination with a DAA should also undergo si ...
... need to start amiodarone therapy due to no other alternative, viable treatment options should undergo similar cardiac monitoring as outlined above. Due to amiodarone’s long half-life, patients discontinuing amiodarone just prior to starting sofosbuvir in combination with a DAA should also undergo si ...
Cannabis Dependence
... mostly found in the inexperienced user, and can usually be managed with reassurance and support. Psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations can occur in individuals using very high doses of THC, although this is a rare occurrence. These symptoms may also be experienced at lower doses by ...
... mostly found in the inexperienced user, and can usually be managed with reassurance and support. Psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations can occur in individuals using very high doses of THC, although this is a rare occurrence. These symptoms may also be experienced at lower doses by ...
Sputum colour and bacteria in chronic bronchitis exacerbations: a pooled analysis
... disease was the observation that not all three criteria had the same predictive value. STOCKLEY et al. [3], with the aid of a colour chart, demonstrated that a change in sputum colour during the course of an exacerbation was a sensitive and specific marker for bacterial presence and was also predict ...
... disease was the observation that not all three criteria had the same predictive value. STOCKLEY et al. [3], with the aid of a colour chart, demonstrated that a change in sputum colour during the course of an exacerbation was a sensitive and specific marker for bacterial presence and was also predict ...
Clinical Update on Hyperkalemia: Diagnosis, Evaluation and
... minutes and duration of effect is until the end of the dialysis treatment or longer.14 Treatment duration, treatment frequency, and potassium dialysate concentration have an impact on potassium clearance. Daily dialysis modalities could enable more physiologic potassium homeostasis, since more frequ ...
... minutes and duration of effect is until the end of the dialysis treatment or longer.14 Treatment duration, treatment frequency, and potassium dialysate concentration have an impact on potassium clearance. Daily dialysis modalities could enable more physiologic potassium homeostasis, since more frequ ...
DRUG NAME - BC Cancer Agency
... Pregnancy: FDA Pregnancy Category D.7 There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk (e.g., if the drug is needed in a life-threatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineff ...
... Pregnancy: FDA Pregnancy Category D.7 There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk (e.g., if the drug is needed in a life-threatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineff ...
Full Text - European Heart Journal Supplements
... There has been concern that noradrenaline re-uptake inhibition with sibutramine could exacerbate arterial hypertension and increase patients’ cardiovascular risk. This concern is understandable given the previous history of weight loss drugs. However, due to a combination of both central and periphe ...
... There has been concern that noradrenaline re-uptake inhibition with sibutramine could exacerbate arterial hypertension and increase patients’ cardiovascular risk. This concern is understandable given the previous history of weight loss drugs. However, due to a combination of both central and periphe ...
WAO Guideline for the Management of Hereditary Angioedema
... United Kingdom; 11Allergy and Asthma Specialists, Dallas, TX; 12Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 13Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 14Division of Allergy, Dept. of Pediatrics, Nippon ...
... United Kingdom; 11Allergy and Asthma Specialists, Dallas, TX; 12Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 13Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 14Division of Allergy, Dept. of Pediatrics, Nippon ...
ALENDRONIC ACID 70MG TABLETS PL 15922/0087
... Since alendronic acid is rapidly taken-up by bone shortly after administration, plasma levels are below the level of quantification, thereby ruling-out a conventional bioequivalence study with measurement of plasma levels of the drug. It is also known that the mean terminal half-life of elimination ...
... Since alendronic acid is rapidly taken-up by bone shortly after administration, plasma levels are below the level of quantification, thereby ruling-out a conventional bioequivalence study with measurement of plasma levels of the drug. It is also known that the mean terminal half-life of elimination ...
6 Topiramate for the Management of Seizures in Children
... pharmacologic effects. The average elimination half-life in adults is between 18 and 25 hours.1,13 The pharmacokinetic profile of topiramate has also been evaluated in infants and children. In 1999, Rosenfeld and coworkers published their evaluation of topiramate pharmacokinetics in 18 children.14 D ...
... pharmacologic effects. The average elimination half-life in adults is between 18 and 25 hours.1,13 The pharmacokinetic profile of topiramate has also been evaluated in infants and children. In 1999, Rosenfeld and coworkers published their evaluation of topiramate pharmacokinetics in 18 children.14 D ...
Lipofen - Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
... cholelithiasis and cholecystitis requiring surgery between the two groups (3.0% vs. 1.8%). In a study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), 5000 subjects without known coronary artery disease were treated with placebo or clofibrate for 5 years and followed for an additional one year. The ...
... cholelithiasis and cholecystitis requiring surgery between the two groups (3.0% vs. 1.8%). In a study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), 5000 subjects without known coronary artery disease were treated with placebo or clofibrate for 5 years and followed for an additional one year. The ...
How should I prescribe methadone for detoxification
... group and none in the PB group, while only one patient dropped out in the PB group on day 8. Throughout the 8-day study, patients in both groups received similar amount of adjunct medication: 0.64 +/- 0.07 mg (NB group) of clonidine vs 0.73 +/- 0.15 mg (PB group; NS). Only 25% of patients required u ...
... group and none in the PB group, while only one patient dropped out in the PB group on day 8. Throughout the 8-day study, patients in both groups received similar amount of adjunct medication: 0.64 +/- 0.07 mg (NB group) of clonidine vs 0.73 +/- 0.15 mg (PB group; NS). Only 25% of patients required u ...
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... clinical, epidemiologic, or genetic evidence that basilar migraine is an independent disease entity different from migraine with typical aura. ...
... clinical, epidemiologic, or genetic evidence that basilar migraine is an independent disease entity different from migraine with typical aura. ...