DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Painkillers
Analgesic
An analgesic (also known as a painkiller) is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain. The word analgesic derives from Greek an- ("without") and algos ("pain"). Analgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems; they include paracetamol (para-acetylaminophenol, also known in the US as acetaminophen), the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, and opioid drugs such as morphine and opium. They are distinct from anesthetics, which reversibly eliminate sensation. In choosing analgesics, the severity and response to other medication determines the choice of agent; the WHO pain ladder, originally developed in cancer-related pain, is widely applied to find suitable drugs in a stepwise manner...
Painkillers - List of case studies
- Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma of the lung
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to the chest. Recommended treatment with the following painkillers: Contramal 20 drops twice a day, and Lixidol 1 tablet a ...
- Scapulohumeral dislocation with fracture of the greater tubercle of the left shoulder
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painkillers (fracture of left shoulder, ...
- 3-year old boy with Medulloblastoma
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headache caused him to hit his head with his hands and painkillers were not effective. On Feb. 2008, the patient ...
- Right foot pain
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, laparotomic surgery, Microlaryngoscopy, painkillers, "plaster cast", infiltrations, contrast agent, ... , laparotomic surgery, Microlaryngoscopy, painkillers, "plaster cast", infiltrations, contrast agent, ...
- Chronic talalgia of undetermined nature
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advice, used, without taking any benefit, each time painkillers of various types, among which: Contramal, Lyrica, Tachidol, ...
- Lung Cancer: Well differentiated mixed acinar and bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma (BAC) of the lung (T1 N0).
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to the chest. Recommended treatment with the following painkillers: Contramal 20 drops twice a day, and Lixidol 1 tablet a day”. ...
- Drugs
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Pain killers Pain medications Pain-killer Painkillers Palliative chemo Pantorc Pantorc (20 mg) ...