Analgesics in terminal disease.

Analgesics and kidney disease.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued a report stating that 'combinations of antipyretic analgesics, taken in large doses over a prolonged period, cause a specific form of kidney disease and chronic renal failure.' This hypothesis has been widely held for many years. The NIH report may faithfully describe the consensus in medicine today, but it is not informative about what is...

The use of narcotic analgesics in terminal illness.

Analgesics Use in Dentistry

Pain is a protective warning sign activated by tissue damage during different pathological processes. The clinical manifestation of pain is individual, multifactorial and very complex and requires the implementation of sound pharmacological approaches. The treatment of odontogenic pain is focused not only in the relief of pain but also in the suppression of causes of pain, mainly the inflammati...

Analgesics in Dentistry

A complete Works Cited list begins on page 32. Mention of commercial products does not indicate endorsement. Faculty Richard L. Wynn, BSPharm, PhD, is the lead author of Lexi-Comp’s Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, now in its 9th edition, a recognized reference source in dentistry in North America. He is the recognized authority in the use of drugs in dental practice, and his credibilit...

Terminal care in malignant disease.

PATIENTS may be referred to hospital in the terminal stages of cancer for specific medical needs or because home circumstances are unsuitable. Other patients may be cared for in difficult conditions at home, because of the wishes of the patients or their relatives. The aim of the present study was to categorize the terminal needs of patients dying from cancer in the city of Manchester, which ha...