DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Nocturnal pain
COX-2 inhibitor
COX-2 selective inhibitor is a form of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that directly targets COX-2, an enzyme responsible for inflammation and pain. Targeting selectivity for COX-2 reduces the risk of peptic ulceration, and is the main feature of celecoxib, rofecoxib and other members of this drug class. COX-2 selectivity does not seem to reduce other adverse effects of NSAIDs (most notably an increased risk of renal failure), and some results have shown an increase in the risk for heart attack, thrombosis and stroke by a relative increase in thromboxane...
Nocturnal pain - List of case studies
- Symptomatic Pancytopenia- Additional opinion
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problem has been the symptomatic (weakness ? chest pain ?) anemia (8-9 g/dL), which required blood transfusions (how many ... in a patient with hypocellular marrow is paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). In any case, one has to exclude the ...
- Suspected Fibromyalgia
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includes long standing widespread musculo – skeletal pain connected to a feeling of general slight illness, as well as a series of ... a disordered sleep pattern , characterized by frequent nocturnal awakening and non-restorative sleep. Recurrent imaging procedures ...
- Acquired deformity of left foot in Parkinson’s Disease
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pronated flat foot transverse to the left” causing pain radiating up to the thigh and hip and causing recurrent falls with serious ... release levodopa given in 5 doses as well as an additional nocturnal dose of controlled release levodopa 200 mg; He also takes 5 ...
- List of Symptoms
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of (high intensity) Abdominal mass Abdominal pain Abdominal pains Abdominalgia Abnormal bleeding Absence ... falls Frequent mastication traumas Frequent nocturnal awakening Frequent urination Fullness Functional ...
- Massive Portal and Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis
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found, the patient’s discharge was conducted upon pain relieving infusion therapy , first with paracetamol and then with ... excluded - myeloproliferative syndromes and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). - Abdominal inflammation – ...