This treatment can cause side effects, but they're different for everyone. The ones you have depend on the type of radiation you get, how much you get, the part of your body that gets treatment, and how healthy you are overall. There's no way to predict how radiation will affect you....
Medications and other therapies can help ease many of these side effects. Loss of Appetite Radiation, chemo, immunotherapy, some hormonal therapies, and even some pain meds can make you less hungry and lead to loss of appetite or taste, all of which can make it hard to get the nutrition ...
Acute Side Effects Acute side effects (nausea, sialadenitis) after treatment with 131I are common but usually mild and they resolve rapidly. Radiation thyroiditis is usually trivial, but if the thyroid remnant is large, the patient may have enough pain to warrant corticosteroid therapy for a few...
the light is directly applied to the area of the skin where the photosensitizer drug has been applied (such as the face, scalp, arms, etc.). For internal cancers, delivering the light to the desired area is more challenging. The light may be ...
Corticosteroids should not be stopped suddenly after prolonged use as this can result in adrenal crisis because of the body's inability to secrete enough cortisol to make up for the withdrawal.Nausea,vomiting, andshockare the reported side effects of adrenal crisis. ...
to the effects of IR radiation. It is crucial to use the sauna in moderation and monitor patients’ body’s response during and after each session. Additionally, it is important to use the massager to stimulate elastin production and promote the benefits of IR radiation. Staying hydrated before...
The electroencephalography source estimation problem consists of inferring cortical activation from measurements of electrical potential taken on the scalp surface. This inverse problem is intrinsically ill-posed. In particular the dimensionality of cortical sources greatly exceeds the number of electrode ...
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This information is intended to aid in the safe and effective use of this medication. It is not a disclosure of all possible adverse or intended effects. Patients using Taclonex® (calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate) Ointment should receive the following information and instructions. This...
Does Oxsoralen (methoxsalen) cause side effects? Oxsoralen(methoxsalen) is a naturally occurring photoactive chemical found in the seeds of theAmmi majus(Umbelliferae) plant and in the roots ofHeraclem candicans.It belongs to a group of compounds known as psoralens, or furocoumarins. ...