Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Chemical injuries to the eye represent a significant fraction of ocular trauma requiring immediate treatment. Severe injuries might lead to serious visual impairment. This study reviews the frequency, cause, and results of treatment of all cases of chemical eye injuries in patients presenting in the section for ophthalmology at St. Olav University Hospital over a three-year period. ⋯ Most chemical eye burns are mild injuries with no lasting adverse effects. Immediate irrigation of the eye is the most important treatment. Therapeutic procedures for eye burns should be based on the latest research results. Prophylactic efforts should be increased in order to bring down the frequency of burns.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Jan 2004
[The scale of border trade, tax-free import and tobacco smuggling to Norway].
There are no studies of the relative significance in Norway of registered sales, tax-free import, border trade or smuggling of tobacco. ⋯ The rise in unregistered tobacco consumption is putting further pressure on the high Norwegian taxes on tobacco. But if taxes were cut, domestic demand would rise, and hence have little or even negative impact on revenue flowing to the government from the legal tobacco market and probably little impact on the levels of imported tobacco through tax-free arrangements or cross-border trade. Hence, although the price gap between Norway and neighbouring countries narrows, we must assume that the motivation to acquire tobacco will remain unaffected while Norwegians continue to travel to Sweden to stock up on inexpensive meat produce.
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In some countries, heroin is widely used as an analgesic agent. ⋯ Although not well documented, heroin appears to be an effective analgesic with certain properties different from those of morphine. It may be of clinical value in conditions with acute and/or terminal pain.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 2003
[Treatment and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis].
Studies of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis have shown that a low initial dose of oral corticosteroids should be preferred. It is, however, uncertain whether or not the suggested recommendations have been implemented by practising physicians. ⋯ The recommended low initial dose of prednisolone has still been not implemented by the majority of general practitioners and rheumatologists.
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Coeliac disease is a disorder characterised by intolerance to wheat gluten and related proteins from rye and barley, ingestion of which leads to a harmful immune activation in the small intestinal mucosa. The symptoms are often vague and do not suggest an intestinal disorder. ⋯ Coeliac disease can also exist with a normal serology. The trend in many countries is to require less pronounced mucosal abnormalities than previously for the diagnosis.