Commonly used supportive therapy includes particular techniques of mechanical ventilation and pharmacological agents whose effectiveness with respect to the outcome has not yet been proven.
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Medication is given to stop the poison from being absorbed, and supportive therapy, like anticonvulsants, treatment for heart arrhythmia and intravenous fluid to wash the chemicals out, may be used.
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People exposed to doses of less than 300 rads would be expected to recover spontaneously, Saenger said, though they would often be given supportive therapy in the form of antibiotics.
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Controlled trials have demonstrated that HRT is an acceptable, tolerable, effective and durable treatment for tics; HRT has been shown to be more effective than supportive therapy and in some studies medication.
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There is no specific treatment for West Nile virus other than supportive therapy like intravenous fluids, assistance in breathing with a mechanical ventilator, and nursing care to prevent secondary infections like pneumonia.
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Doctors at Moscow's Kremlin hospital used antibiotics and " general supportive therapy " to treat President Boris Yeltsin's pneumonia Thursday while opponents of the ailing Russian leader renewed calls for his resignation.
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In a chapter titled " Why I Do Not Attend Case Conferences " of his book " Psychodiagnosis : Selected Papers " ( 1973 ), psychologist Paul Meehl describes several supportive therapy.
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The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as botulinum neurotoxin injections, physical therapy and / or other supportive therapies, and / or surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation.
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These advanced and highly evolved physical and biological features combined with this species'large size, explosive aggression, and quickness make the black mamba a terrifying adversary . endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are required for supportive therapy.
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Preliminary studies suggest that supportive therapy, a modified form of psychotherapy that works on thought patterns, use of a cigarette substitute ( nicotine gum or patch ) and perhaps treatment with antidepressants can significantly increase their chances of becoming former smokers.
