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Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. . Fluids can be replaced with oral rehydration therapy (drinking), intravenous therapy, rectally such as with a Murphy drip, or by hypodermoclysis, the direct injection of fluid into the subcutaneous tis
Max Gerson (October 18, 1881 – March 8, 1959) was a German-born American physician who developed the Gerson therapy, a dietary-based alternative cancer treatment that he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases.
Treatment is first targeted at the specific metabolic disorder. In general, rasburicase and hydration are the mainstays of treatment in patients with clinical evidence of tumor lysis syndrome. [18] A loop diuretic may also be indicated to maintain appropriate production of urine by the kidneys. [18]
Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrients for those who cannot, or will not—due to reduced mental states or otherwise—consume food or water by mouth.
Induction chemotherapy is the first line treatment of cancer with a chemotherapeutic drug. This type of chemotherapy is used for curative intent. [1] [6]: 55–59 Combined modality chemotherapy is the use of drugs with other cancer treatments, such as surgery, radiation therapy, or hyperthermia therapy.
Researchers found that, across the board, the patients who entered the hospital dehydrated had worse health outcomes, including death. [SEE: 7 Ways Pain Is Sometimes Misdiagnosed. How to Stay Hydrated
Research published in 2020 in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology found that a 1% colloidal oatmeal eczema cream improved the skin’s microbiome composition by decreasing certain bacteria on the ...
In 1976, Pauling and Cameron co-authored a study whereby a group of 100 terminal cancer patients underwent supplementary ascorbic acid therapy (10g/day by intravenous infusion and oral thereafter) and the control group of 1,000 patients did not. [25]