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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Shock

Tips for avoiding toxic shock syndrome

April 29, 2009
The National Women's Health Information Center offers advice on how to avoid toxic shock syndrome, a dangerous condition linked to improper tampon use. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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If You Have Asthma, Be on the Watch for Allergic Shock
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...to have a severe allergic reaction.   Allergic shock, or anaphylaxis, can occur whenever you... Read more »

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Doctor "Shock" Talks about Electroconvulsive Therapy
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...as One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest where electric shock therapy was given to patients without... Read more »

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Allergic Shock & Asthma - A Potentially Deadly Combination
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...sharepost on the AllergyNetwork.com site about allergic shock, also known as anaphylaxis or... Read more »

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Shock: Grief Stages and Cancer
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert

...everyone who has a cancer story remembers that moment of shock when the world stopped.   Many... Read more »

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Reactions to Pretty Is What Changes: Save Your Shock and Horror for Cancer, Not Its Treatment
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...mastectomy before you even have any disease at all is a shock to most... Read more »

Health Guide

Hypovolemic shock
......control shock. Read more »
Shock
.....................or dehydration) Changes in blood vessels (as with infection or severe allergic reactions) Shock is often associated with heavy external or internal bleeding from a... Read more »
Septic shock
Bacteremic shock; Endotoxic shock; Septicemic shock; Warm shock Prevention Prompt treatment of bacterial infectionsis helpful. However, many cases of septic... Read more »
Cardiogenic shock
...reduced by prompt, aggressive treatment of Read more »
Cardiogenic shock
Cardiogenic shock is a disease state where the heart is damaged enough that it is unable to supply sufficient blood to the body. Alternative Names Shock -... Read more »

Medications

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...swings, headache, tiredness, sleep changes, "shock-like" feelings) may occur if you suddenly... Read more »

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