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Topical Steroids for Eczema, For example, a flare-up may subside well with topical steroid therapy. Then, within a few weeks, a flare-up returns. In this situation, one option that m...
Corticosteroids and Corticosteroid Replacement Therapy, Scenarios In addition to the disadvantages of longer-term treatment, there are several clinical scenarios worthy of special mention:...
Precautions for Patients on Steroids Undergoing Surgery, What is steroid therapy? Since the 1940s synthetic corticosteroids (or steroids) have been developed for their ...
Steroid Injections, What are steroids? Steroids are chemicals that occur naturally in the body. Steroid medicines can be used to reduce inflammation and are used...
Shockwave Therapy, What is shockwave therapy? Shockwave therapy uses high energy sound waves, which pass through the skin to the affected area, increasing the blood flow ...
Steroids, See also the separate leaflet called Steroid Nasal Sprays . Steroid inhalers Steroid inhalers are steroids that are breathed in and down in...
Photodynamic Therapy, What is photodynamic therapy? Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that has been developing rapidly within various medical specialti...
Topical Steroids (excluding Inhaled Steroids), When they are used in the right way they have few side-effects and they have far fewer side-effects than steroid tablets (ora...
Renal Replacement Therapy and Transplantation, What is renal replacement therapy? Renal replacement therapy (life-supporting treatments for severe acute kidney injury ...
Oral Steroids, These are discussed in the separate leaflets called Topical Steroids (excluding Inhaled Steroids) , Topical Steroids for Eczema and Asthma Inhale...
Steroid Nasal Sprays, What are steroid nasal sprays? A steroid nasal spray is a small bottle of a solution which you spray into your nose.
Preventing Steroid-induced Osteoporosis, If osteoporosis is thought to be due in part to taking a steroid medicine , it is known as steroid-induced osteoporosis. The use of ster...
Fingertip Units for Topical Steroids, What are topical steroids? Topical steroids are creams, ointments and lotions which contain steroid drugs. Topical steroids...
Use of Oxygen Therapy in COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) Oxygen therapy
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Nicotine replacement therapy is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It increases your chance of quitting smoking by ab...
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the most effective form of treatment. See the separate leaflet called Menopause , for more information about ...
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you feel, think and act. ...
Inhalers for COPD (including Inhaled Steroids), Steroid inhalers Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE A steroid inhaler may help i...
Gene Therapy, Disorders resulting from multiple gene defects, such as heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, are not good candidates for gene therapy. Single gene defec...
Electroconvulsive Therapy, It may also need to be considered if patients become suicidal or homicidal. [ 13 ] A systematic review and meta-analysis confirmed that ECT is effective in tre...