Adjuvants, Anesthesia - Therapeutic use
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Successful treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder with sodium oxybate.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVES: To identify the effectiveness of sodium oxybate in treating the rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD). METHODS: Report of effectiveness of sodium oxybate in a patient with severe RBD who was unresponsive to all other standard ... Read more...

Narcolepsy--master of disguise: evidence-based recommendations for management.

29 Apr 2009 Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder affecting the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. It is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and other rapid eye movement (REM) sleep-associated manifestations (eg, hypnagogic ... Read more...

Topical glycopirrolate for the management of hyperhidrosis in herpetic neuralgia.

28 Apr 2009 Herpes zoster is a relapse of varicella. In certain cases, long-term pain and hyperhidrosis have been noted. Appearance of herpes zoster during pregnancy is infrequent. We described hyperhidrosis and pain treatment using glycopirrolate cream in a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Adjuvants, Anesthesia - Therapeutic use'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Questioning the likelihood that sodium oxybate can be used to successfully treat fibromyalgia: comment on the article by Russell et al. 30 Aug 2009
• [Muscle relaxants. New findings in a timeless theme] 11 May 2009
• Successful treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder with sodium oxybate. 29 Apr 2009
• Narcolepsy--master of disguise: evidence-based recommendations for management. 29 Apr 2009
• Topical glycopirrolate for the management of hyperhidrosis in herpetic neuralgia. 28 Apr 2009
• [Acute respiratory distress subordinate to a morphine overdose during a frail elderly patient controlled analgesia] 7 Apr 2009
• Effects of midazolam on organ dysfunction in rats with endotoxemia induced by lipopolysaccharide. 27 Feb 2009
• An exaggerated hypertensive response to glycopyrrolate therapy for bradycardia associated with high-dose dexmedetomidine. 27 Feb 2009
• Precipitating pharmakologies and capital entrapments: narcolepsy and the strange cases of Provigil and Xyrem. 30 Dec 2008
• Haemodynamic response to induction, laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. 30 Dec 2008
• An evidence-based review of parental presence during anesthesia induction and parent/child anxiety. 18 Dec 2008
• Awake orotracheal intubation under airway topical anesthesia using the Bonfils in patients with a predicted difficult airway. 29 Nov 2008
• Regional anesthesia and pre-existing neurological disease--II. 29 Nov 2008
• Evaluation of the efficacy of magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant to lignocaine for intravenous regional anaesthesia for upper limb surgery. 30 Oct 2008
• Midazolam with bupivacaine for improving analgesia quality in brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeries. 30 Oct 2008
• Dexmedetomidine: a useful adjunct to consider in some high-risk situations. 29 Sep 2008
• Conservative treatment of ruptured vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysm. 18 Sep 2008
• Efficacy of a premedication algorithm for nonemergent intubation in a neonatal intensive care unit. 29 Jun 2008
• A case of sodium oxybate treatment of tardive dyskinesia and bipolar disorder. 29 Apr 2008
• Diazepam versus fentanyl for premedication during percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the Myocardial Protection by Fentanyl during Coronary Intervention (PROFIT) Trial. 15 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Adjuvants, Anesthesia'

Definition: Agents that are administered in association with anesthetics to increase effectiveness, improve delivery, or decrease required dosage.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000759

Alternative terms: Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Anesthetic Adjuvants; Adjuvants, Anesthetic; Anesthesia Adjuvants;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.427.010;

History Note: 99(63)

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific adjuvant (IM) & specific type of anesthesia (IM)