Category Archives: Chronic diseases

Tip of the Week – Primatene Mist (2011-12-01)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Audio MP3 recording of important update on Primate Mist Click to listen: Primatene Mist Update (December 1, 2011) Related articles Primatene Mist With Chlorofluorocarbons No Longer Available After Dec. 31, 2011 (fda.gov) FDA to Primatene Users: Get Asthma Prescription Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Asthma, Asthma and COPD, Asthma/COPD, Lung disease, Medical archives, Primatene, Slide show | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Protected: Recipe for insulin

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

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Making the most of OTC meds – ibuprofen

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Ibuprofen is one of the first prescription drugs that moved to over-the-counter status approximately 25 years ago, the prescription drug being released about 10 years prior to that. In the USA, OTC ibuprofen is most commonly found in the 200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Abdominal pain, Acetaminophen - Tylenol, Arthritis, Ear infection, Earache, Featured articles, Fractures, GERD / Acid reflux, Ibuprofen, Ibuprofen, Kidney stone, Medical archives, Migraine, OTC NSAIDs, OTC Pain meds, Pain, Pleurisy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sore throat, Sprains, Stockpiling medications, Toothache, Toothache, Ulcer | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Insulin, thyroxine, and biotech: feasible or fantasy?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Tomorrow’s headline: Hospitals Flooded with Patients Suffering Racing Hearts  – Source Traced to Bioengineered Bacteria. Can Experts Reverse the Epidemic Before More Succumb? * * * Today both KF and JW ask about an online article do-it-yourself biotech. Is it actually feasible to duplicate big … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Equipment, Hypothyroidism, Insulin, Medical archives, Perennial Favorites, Site Map, Thyroid disease, Thyroid preparations | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Photo Quiz Question – Q.004

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Question – Q.004 – August 5, 2011 23-year-old white male, who says he thinks he was stung by a bee while camping, but feels fine otherwise. What does the above image depict?  Does he need a bee sting … Continue reading →

Posted in Bites-insect-bug-tick, Injuries, Medical archives, Perennial Favorites, Photo Quiz Questions, Rash, Skin, Skin infection, Symptoms | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Lessons from Non-Compliant Patients

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

I have seen patients die – from uncontrolled hypertension, treatable urinary infections, curable pneumonia. What do many of these patients have in common? Some (though not all) simply did not take their medicine. It’s not that they didn’t have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Antibiotics, Asthma, Asthma and COPD, Asthma/COPD, Blood pressure meds, Chronic diseases, COPD, COPD see Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, High blood pressure, Hypothyroidism, Lung disease, Medical archives, Medications, Prescription Medications, Thyroid disease, Thyroid preparations | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (low thyroid) – Part 5 of 5 – Rational treatment or cannibalism?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Image via Wikipedia At the end of the world as we know it, there is one other treatment option for hypothyroidism that I refrained from mentioning. I am not aware that this treatment is practiced anywhere in the world, though it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Chronic diseases, Herbal and complementary, Hypothyroidism, Medical archives, Medications, Perennial Favorites, Thyroid, Thyroid disease | Tagged , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (low thyroid) – Part 1 of 5

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following is excerpted from my upcoming book, Armageddon Medicine. Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (Low thyroid) The question of treating low thyroid in a post-apocalyptic world is a common one.  If Synthroid becomes unavailable, is a hypothyroid person doomed? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood tests, Fatigue, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Medical archives, Medical testing, Perennial Favorites, T3 and T4, Thyroid disease, Thyroid tests, TSH, Weight gain, Weight loss | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Photo Quiz Question – Q.001

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Photo Quiz Question – Q.001 – June 10, 2011 As this web site has developed I’ve continually tried to adapt it to the interests of my readers. At medical conferences, photo quizzes are always popular, and at the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it, diagnosis will … Continue reading →

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Where to begin?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Where to begin? As this blog develops, specific advice on relevant topics will be added on a regular basis.  If you have comments or questions on a particular aspect of health care, please enter them below.              In the meantime, start … Continue reading →

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