Question 1

patient withdrawing from abrupt dose change of pain medication, is in extreme pain, confusion, racing thoughts, palpitations, weak breathing...er?

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Opioid withdraw: please go to ER to exclude other courses of your sx. You might need to be admitted to hospital to assist with detox. Than find doc who can prescribe suboxon to help with your course of recovery.

Question 2

could worry bring on actual pain?

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Not specifically: But anxiety can cause pain to be significantly increased or cause someone to be more sensitive to pain. If it brings on chest pain, see a physician immediately.

Question 3

what drug for acute gout?

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Gout!: My personal doc is Clinoril (sulindac). It has less GI side effects than the historically used Colchicine (taken until symptoms resolve or GI upset). As a secondary, I am happy using Prednisone for those sensitive to nsaids.

Question 4

abrupt menstrual problem?

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Re-ask.: I am sorry but there isn't enough info provided to give a helpful response. Try reasking the questions with any pertinent details.

Question 5

define acute inflammation?

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Acute inflammation: By definition, acute inflammation is something which is recent. For example an ankle sprain may cause there to be severe inflammation of the ankle and in the days after the sprain the inflammation would be considered acute.  In contrast, if the inflammation of the ankle was due to arthritis and present for many weeks or months then it would be classified as chronic.

Question 6

help! what is acute colitis?

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Many things: Acute means new or sudden onset. Colitis can come from many things: infectious, ischemic, ulcerative, crohn's, etc. Each type of colitis may be treated differently depending on its cause. Needs a complete medical evaluation with their doctor to determine the best coarse of treatment.

Question 7

what does reuterna acute do?

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It's a probiotic: Probiotics may help intestinal health. They are alive if stored properly from production, through shipping, to being on the pharmacy shelf. The living microorganisms get weaker and die over time. One problem is that it's hard tell how much live bacteria is in the tablet when manufactured, how much is alive when you buy it, how much survives at home, or how much survives into your intestine.

Question 8

how can acute proctitis be cured?

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Acute proctitis: There is no cure except for surgery to resect the rectum - there is treatment which can cool off the inflammation and hopefully the condition will abate - it can come back depending on the cause

proctitis is one of the most difficult things to treat in gastroenterology.

Question 9

what is an acute bony abnormality?

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Recent active item: Acute refers to the length of time an abnormality has existed. Acute refers to usually within the past two weeks or sooner while subacute is on the order of two weeks to 4-6 weeks and lasting longer than that would be referred to as a chronic condition.

Examples of acute bony abnormalilties would be a recent fracture, infection, new onset of bone tumor.  Acute also implies an active disease.

Question 10

what's acute vs regular bronchitis?

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Starting with "itis": That -itis in Medicalese only means "inflammation." It doesn't explain why. So, an "acute" bronchitis is a sudden inflammation of the bronchi, usually infectious, sometimes allergic. "Chronic" bronchitis is long-term, and is really referring to a form of COPD, the "blue bloater" type w/ mucus production vs. "pink puffer" emphysema. Asthma is sometimes also classified under the COPD umbrella term.

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