Parenteral Versus Oral Treatment of Exudative Diathesis in Chicks

Parenteral versus oral treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen.

Treatment of methotrexate (MTX) intolerance: behavioural therapy, versus switch to parenteral MTX versus oral MTX

Methods 45 JIA patients with MTX intolerance were randomised to receive oral MTX with anti-emetics (standard of care), parenteral MTX or oral MTX with behavioural therapy. Primary outcome was the occurrence of MTX intolerance, defined as ≥5 points on a validated MISS questionnaire, after a 3-month intervention period. Secondary outcome measures were: MTX intolerance after 6 and 12 months and th...

Exudative diathesis and lipid peroxidation in the chick.

The mode of action of vitamin E is still not fully understood. One hypothesis, however, is that it is a physiological antioxidant, preventing the accumulation of undesirable metabolic oxidation products in animal tissues. These products are usually supposed to be lipid peroxides, which, in the absence of vitamin E or other antioxidant, can break down to give free radicals that can react at rand...

Treatment of vitamin b(12)-deficiency anemia: oral versus parenteral therapy.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of oral cyanocobalamin therapy in the treatment of cobalamin (vitamin B(12))-deficient anemia. DATA SOURCES Primary and review articles were identified by MEDLINE search (1966-May 2000) and through secondary sources. DATA SYNTHESIS Cobalamin-deficient anemia is among the most common diagnoses in older populations. Cobalamin-deficient anemia may be diagnosed as ...

Oral Versus Parenteral Antibiotics for Osteoarticular Infections: You PICC.

A previously healthy 8-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with right hip pain and inability to bear weight on the right lower extremity. She had been afebrile at home, although was receiving ibuprofen for pain. Inflammatory markers were elevated, including a C-reactive protein (CRP) of 76.4 mg/L and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 40 mm per hour. A radiograph of the pelvis...