Comparison of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Dapsone Therapy for Loxosceles Envenomation
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Neuropathy
Fifty percent of patients with long-standing diabetes have numbness, burning, electrical sensations, stabbing, or shooting pain in their feet or legs—and it’s usually worse at night. While the pain is uncomfortable, the lack of sensation can have even worse consequences. If a person’s shoes fit improperly, are too tight, have rough spots inside, or rub when the person walks, the blisters, abras...
متن کاملHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Neuropathy
Fifty percent of patients with long-standing diabetes have numbness, burning, electrical sensations, stabbing, or shooting pain in their feet or legs—and it’s usually worse at night. While the pain is uncomfortable, the lack of sensation can have even worse consequences. If a person’s shoes fit improperly, are too tight, have rough spots inside, or rub when the person walks, the blisters, abras...
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The author describes the history of and potential medical uses for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, a useful adjunct to more established therapies.
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1069-6563,1553-2712
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03511.x