Articles: treatment.
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The Journal of urology · Apr 1993
Case ReportsSevere chemical cystitis from the transurethral intravesical insertion of a vaginal contraceptive suppository: a report of 3 cases and proposed method of management.
We report on 3 patients who sustained severe chemical cystitis from the inadvertent insertion of a nonoxynol-9 containing vaginal contraceptive suppository into the bladder. A suggested treatment schedule is presented and the toxicity of nonoxynol-9 is discussed.
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Up to 70% of cancer patients in the terminal phase of their disease complain of moderate or severe pain. Pain therapy in these patients follows the analgesic ladder of the WHO. Many cancer patients will need a strong opioid to get sufficient pain relief. ⋯ The transdermal application of a strong opioid may be an alternative, especially for patients with cancer of the head and neck or in the gastrointestinal tract. Because of the pharmacokinetic laziness of the system the use of Fentanyl-TTS should be limited to patients with stable tumor pain. In these patients Fentanyl-TTS might be valuabe on step III of the analgesic ladder of the WHO or as an alternative to invasive methods when it is impossible to administer oral opioids.
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The period of late exteroceptive suppression (ES 2) of the temporalis muscle is often shortened in patients with chronic tension-type headache. The present study was conducted to find out whether the ES 2 is influenced by muscle relaxation training and whether it is rather a state or a trait marker. ⋯ The duration of ES 2 was modified by a muscle relaxation training in patients with chronic tension-type headache. Therefore, ES 2 is a state marker and is probably influenced by limbic structures. Measurement of ES 2 may not be only a diagnostic tool, but could also be useful in monitoring results of therapy in patients with tension-type headache.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative oral fluids and gastric pH and volume in women undergoing sterilization between one and five days postpartum. Fifty postpartum patients received 150 ml water approximately two to three hours before surgery while 50 postpartum and 50 non-pregnant women were fasted from midnight. After induction of anaesthesia, gastric contents were aspirated using a Salem sump tube and the gastric pH and volume were measured. ⋯ There was no correlation between postpartum interval, 60 (12-120) hr, and intragastric pH or volume. It is concluded that oral water may be given safely two to three hours preoperatively to patients more than one day postpartum. Intragastric volume and acidity were not increased and the findings in postpartum patients were similar to those found in non-pregnant patients.