People with suppressed immune systems (including people with diabetes,cancerpatients receiving chemotherapy, people who take steroid medications, such asprednisone, patients ondialysis, or people withHIV) are more likely to develop a wound infection and should be seen by a doctor. People who are on...
There are a number of medical risk factors for psychotic disorders. Steroid-induced psychosis is one example of the risk of certain medications causing this illness. Women who have recently delivered a baby (in the postpartum state) are at risk for a number ofmental healthproblems, including po...
Approximately 10 months ago, he was started on chronic oral steroid therapy. Medications include ipratropium-albuterol (Combivent) inhaler, formoterol (Foradil) inhaler, dexamethasone (Decadron), digoxin, and furosemide (Lasix). On the way to J.S.’s home, you make a mental note to check him...
Therefore these medications should be tapered and discontinued two weeks before elective surgery. If MAOIs are continued, the patient must be prescribed a diet excluding food with high amounts of tyramine while inpatient to avoid precipitating a hypertensive crisis Mood Stabilizin...
Endoscopic release of left transverse carpal ligament. Steroid injection, stenosing tenosynovitis of right middle finger. Carpal Tunnel Release Carpal tunnel release. Nerve conduction study tests diagnostic of carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient failed to improve satisfactorily on conservative care, including...
The adrenal involvement in HIV disease is usually subclinical; however, adrenal insufficiency may be precipitated by stress, drugs such as ketoconazole that inhibit steroidogenesis, or the acute withdrawal of steroid agents such as megestrol.Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism is a very common predisposing ...
Synthetic estrogens are used as medications. They are used in oral contraceptives and as a palliative in cancer of the breast after menopause and cancer of the prostate, other uses include the relief of the discomforts of menopause, inhibition of lactation and treatment ofosteoporosis, threatened ab...
1. Molecular Mechanisms Basic science mechanisms are a vital part of the search for the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, providing molecular hints that can later be tested as biomarkers or as targets for the development of new medications. Several manuscripts published in this Special Issue...
What are the side effects of oral anabolic steroids? Anabolic steroids have many side effects because testosterone, which they mimic, has many effects in the body. The long list if side effects include: Shrinking of testicles Breast enlargement (gynecomastia ...