Chapter 10 Palliative medicine and symptom control Introduction and general aspects Symptom control Extending palliative care to people with non-malignant disease Introduction and general aspects Palliative care is the active…
Chapter 18 Environmental medicine Disease and the environment Environmental temperature Heat Heat injury Cold Hypothermia Cold injury High altitudes Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Retinal haemorrhages Deterioration Chronic mountain sickness Diving…
Figure 13.1-1. Vaginal smears of common vaginitis pathogens. A: Trichomonas vaginalis. B: Candida albicans. (A: Reproduced with permission from Sun T. Parasitic disorders: pathology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. Baltimore,…
The first-line antihypertensive drug classes are thiazide diuretics (TZD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), CCBs, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). β-Receptor blockers no longer enjoy a first-line status in the treatment…
Optional Tests • Maximal urinary flow rate. It is tested if greater than 15 mL per second excludes clinically important BOO due to BPH. • Measurement of postvoid residual urine (PVR) by…
Common Gastritis (erosive due to NSAIDs) Esophagitis Peptic ulcer disease Esophagogastric varices with or without portal hypertensive gastropathy Gastroesophageal mucosal tears Cancer (carcinoma, lymphoma, polyps) Dieulafoy lesions (active arterial bleeding…
Table 6.1-2 Pharmacological Treatments for Prevention of Episodic Migraine4,10 • Relaxation training with or without thermal biofeedback, electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback, and cognitive-behavioral therapy may be considered in preventing migraine (Grade A)….
Often presents with acute hypertension and progressive renal failure and proteinuria as well as microscopic hematuria Possible to be normotensive but actually is hypertensive compared with baseline Important to monitor…
WEB ADDRESSES • American Botanical Council: http://www.herbs.org/ • U.S. Pharmacopeia: http://www.usp.org • Food and Drug Administration (FDA): http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov REFERENCES 1. German Commission E Monographs. Austin, TX: American Botanical Council; 1998. 2. Natural medicines comprehensive database….
