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Health Encyclopedia: Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell disease is now possible for women who may be at risk for having a child with the disease. A positive result for sickle cell disease, however, poses extremely difficult questions even for parents who are not opposed to abortion:
- Some cases of sickle cell disease can be mild, but the parents and doctors have no way of knowing this from test results.
- The benefits of current treatments and pain management must be weighed against the likelihood of suffering an...
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By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...emotion, thought or behavior. In the use of hypnosis for pain management, the suggestion would... Read more »
Baby’s Rights III: Pain Management
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Award-winning Pain Centers
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Health Guide
TENS Unit for Pain
...your pants or pockets so that they are easy to bring with you where ever you go.How Does TENS Control Pain?Sticky patches (electrodes) are attached to the skin, and small electrical impulses are... Read more »Treatment Agreements: What You Need to Know Before Signing
If you go to a pain clinic or pain management specialist, you will almost certainly be required to sign a treatment agreement in order to be treated. Even if your family physician or other... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...Severely restricted blood flow in the arteries to the heart muscle leads to symptoms such as chest pain. Atherosclerosis shows no symptoms until a complication occurs. Click the icon to see an... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Symptoms
...intoleranceFluid retentionWeight gainClumsinessNausea and vomitingHeart palpitations (rapid heartbeats).Breast Pain (Cyclical Mastalgia)In one survey, 68% of women experienced breast symptoms... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Lifestyle Changes
...have health benefits in any case. In one small study, fish oil supplements reduced the frequency of painful episodes over the course of a year.Minerals and Other Natural Substances.Zinc. Zinc... Read more »Images
Medications
This drug is used to treat mild to moderate pain (e.g., headaches, cold/flu aches and pains) and to... Read more »
...(NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor, which relieves pain and swelling (inflammation). It is... Read more »
...combination medication is used to treat mild to moderate pain. Propoxyphene is a narcotic pain... Read more »
...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »
...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »
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