steroid therapy

collocation in English

meaningsofsteroidandtherapy

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steroid
noun[C]
uk
/ˈste.rɔɪd/us
/ˈster.ɔɪd/
one of the different types of chemical substances that are produced in ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition ofsteroidandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A randomised controlled study of post-injection rest following intra-articularsteroidtherapyfor knee synovitis.
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Amiodarone was discontinued andsteroidtherapywas started at 1.5 mg/kg/day.
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Since this patient was a sibling of patient number 4, the parents requested an initial trial ofsteroidtherapyinstead of embolization.
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After the second operation andsteroidtherapy, pulmonary venous gradients did not increase and this is still the case.
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Steroidtherapymay be considered if the pregnancy is unstable.
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During the following 16-month interval, he has had chronic upper and lower airway disease, and was taking regular inhalation treatments as well as intermittentsteroidtherapy.
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In this infant, the hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, waxed, waned, waxed, and waned again during two courses of dexamethasone, thus strengthening a causal link withsteroidtherapy.
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The morbidity from therapy can be high, especially in elderly patients, with those onsteroidtherapyat increased risk of osteoporosis and subsequent fracture.
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Fourth, lesions need to be managed by indefinitesteroidtherapy, are persistent, and continue in the absence of demonstrable virus and viral antigens.
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Systemicsteroidtherapywill exacerbate the problem.
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Bruising is more common in older people or people on aspirin orsteroidtherapy.
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Steroidtherapycaused a worsening of the symptoms.
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In either case,steroidtherapyhas significant side effects.
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Debridement andsteroidtherapyis preferred over antibiotics.
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Chronic cases requiresteroidtherapy, which generally leads to a good response.
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Steroidtherapymay help in some adult patients, but is unlikely to affect long term outcomes.
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He also pioneered the use of non-invasive markers to monitor inflammation in the airways and particularly exhaled nitric oxide, which is increased in asthma and reduced bysteroidtherapy.
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Several cases of progressive bilateral hearing loss unresponsive tosteroidtherapyhave been described as an infrequent adverse reaction to hydrocodone/paracetamol misuse.
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It is used as an adjuvant in the oralsteroidtherapyof pemphigus and myasthenia gravis, as a steroid-sparing agent for reducing the dose of cortisteroids.
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