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What to do: If a doctor confirms a cystic fibrosis diagnosis, antibiotics are used to treat the accompanying lung infections and various techniques are used to help cough out the thick secretions in the lungs. Habitual cough This is unlikely in a baby, although sometimes babies cough to test ...
(ii) Describe two ways in which CF affects the lungs.[2](b)One potential way of treating CF is by using gene therapy.(i) Outline, with reference to CF, what is meant by gene therapy.2](ii) Describe one possible advantage and one possible disadvantage of using gene therapy to treat ...
For most people, self-care alone is not enough to treat pancreatitis. People may be able to make themselves more comfortable during an attack, but they will most likely continue to have attacks until treatment is received for the underlying cause of the symptoms. If symptoms are mild, people ...
BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:205 DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-0934-8 REVIEW Open Access How to treat fungal infections in ICU patients Dimitrios K Matthaiou*, Theodora Christodoulopoulou and George Dimopoulos Abstract Fungal infections represent a major burden in the critical care setting with ...
Chronic medical conditions can cause low levels of inflammation, even when other symptoms are under control. You’re more likely to have nasal blockage and mucus buildup if you have cystic fibrosis, HIV or other conditions that affect your immune system. ...
To treat acne, try products containing benzoyl peroxide or salicyclic acid. These substances dry out skin, kill the bacteria and help the skin shed its dead skin cells. Start off with small amounts of these products to give your skin the chance to get used to the medications. (Need to ...
CRISPR has been used to correct genetic disorders, such ascystic fibrosis and cataracts, in laboratory-grown cells and in lab animals. It has also shown recent success as a treatment for other conditions in human trials. Notably, the U.K. and the U.S. have bothapproved a CRISPR-based gen...
In a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial, cystic fibrosis patients on maintenance treatment with 2.5 mL dornase alfa once daily were switched to a smart nebuliser and randomised to small airway deposition (n = 24) or large airway deposition (n = 25) for 4 weeks. ...
How to synthesize Elexacaftor?Feb 4,2024 Description Trikafta, the combination of elexacaftor (VX-445), tezacaftor (VX-661) and ivacaftor (VX-770), was approved for therapy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with at least one allele of the CFTR mutation F508del. Ivacaftor is a cystic ...