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Radiation Enteritis : Treatments

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A medication called octreotide may help for more severe symptoms.It may be possible to stop or reduce the dosage of radiation for a short period of time. It is important for you to report all symptoms to your doctor so adjustments can be made as s...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 22, 2008
When patients cannot use their gastrointestinal tracts for nutrition, parenteral nutrition may be used to maintain or improve the patient''s nutritional status. This form of intravenous treatment provides all the nutrients that are delivered to the...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
IV fluids- infants; TPN- infants; Intravenous fluids- infants; Hyperalimentation- infants.Total parenteral nutrition(TPN) is a method of feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract. Fluids are given into a vein to provide most of the necessar...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 18, 2007
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