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2023年1月18日 · Pethidine is used to treat pain, particularly during childbirth. It is usually given by injection and provides pain relief for up to four hours. The most common side-effects are feeling dizzy or sleepy, sweating and feeling sick (nausea). In this article: About pethidine. Before having pethidine.
2012年3月14日 · Cough medicines. Cough medicines are commonly bought to treat various types of coughs that occur when you have an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Cough medicines that you can buy are often divided into those for a dry or tickly cough, and those for a chesty cough. It is thought that cough medicines do not really work.
Pethidine for pain relief Pethidine is used to treat pain, particularly during childbirth. It is usually given by injection and provides pain relief for up to four hours. The most common side-effects are feeling dizzy or sleepy, sweating and feeling sick (nausea). Type of
2013年2月7日 · Labour is the process of childbirth from contractions of your womb to delivery of your baby. It normally happens any time between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy, on average around the 40th week. There are three 'stages' of labour; the first involves regular muscle contractions that pull the neck of the womb (cervix) wide open, the second involves ...
2017年2月28日 · Strong opioids (narcotic analgesics) are medicines used to treat severe pain. Although there are a number of narcotic analgesics, meperidine (also known as pethidine) is the one that has been traditionally used during childbirth, as its effects are shorter-lasting than some of the others. It works on your nervous system and brain to reduce the ...
2024年7月4日 · Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term condition of the lungs where the flow of air to the lungs is obstructed. Symptoms include cough and breathlessness. The condition is most often caused by smoking and the most important treatment is to stop smoking. Inhalers are commonly used to ease symptoms.
2023年3月8日 · Anaesthesia means 'loss of sensation'. It can involve a local injection of a medicine to numb a small part of the body, such as a finger or around a tooth. It can also involve using a medicine that causes unconsciousness (general anaesthesia). The different types of anaesthesia are: Local anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia.
2024年5月5日 · Meptazinol is prescribed for moderate-to-severe types of pain. The most common side-effects are feeling sick (nausea), constipation or diarrhoea, and feeling dizzy or sleepy. Meptazinol is likely to affect your reactions and ability to drive. It may be an offence to drive while affected.
2022年2月6日 · Women are affected more often than men. Causes include analgesic abuse, cirrhosis, recurrent pyelonephritis, urinary tract obstruction, tuberculosis, sickle cell disease, renal transplant rejection and diabetes. Kidney tumours: The loin pain is gradual in onset and there may be painless haematuria and possibly a mass.
2023年6月4日 · Opioids work by binding to certain receptors (opioid receptors) in the central nervous system, the gut and other parts of the body. This leads to a decrease in the way pain is felt and responded to, and it increases tolerance to pain. See the separate leaflet called Strong painkillers (Opioids) for more details.
