Management of Salicylate Toxicity Salicylate intoxication remains a commonly encountered problem. Early measures to prevent drug absorption, along with alkaline diuresis of the drug, are essential to successful management. If initial therapy fails to produce a response or if the clinical condition rapidly deteriorates, the patie…
When considering chronic lower back pain we must concern ourselves with its variants. For instance, chronic lower back pain can start with slip disks, which in medical terms is called Herniated nucleus pulposa.
Doctors define slip disks as ruptures of the intervertebral disk. The intervertebral rests between the vertebrae (Spinal Column) of the backbone.
The interruption has variants, inc…
Errata # 1
The Editors wish to apologize for omitting tables which should have accompanied Dr. Lewis P. Stolman’s excellent article in the September/October issue of JDD, entitled “Treatment of Hy…
Definition
Gout is a form of acute arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the joints. It most commonly affects the big toe, but may also affect the heel, ankle, hand, wrist, or elbow. Gout usually c…
Gout is considered a form of crystal deposition arthritis, hence the name, gouty arthritis. Uric acid, a chemical that is found in the serum component of our blood, is the key to understanding gout. Excessively high levels of uric acid lead to the dep…
Aug. 28, 2006 — Babies born to women who take the most widely used pain
relievers early in pregnancymay be at increased risk for specific
heart-related birth defects, according to research from Quebec, Canada.
The study is one of the first to link use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs…
Nearly every arthritis sufferer has taken a traditional painkiller like
aspirin or Aleve. They are a great solution for relieving pain and
inflammation, but there’s a definite downside. These drugs often lead to more
trouble …
Jan. 5, 2005 — More than 70% of people who take daily doses of aspirin and similar drugs sustain small bowel injuries, a new study shows.
But don’t throw your pain pills or baby aspirin out the window. Most of these injuries are small — and it’s not at all clear whether they mean trouble. On the other hand, some of these injuries may be serious.
Th…
