Intercurrent

“It moves on to involve the physician in pain management, symptom relief, treatment of other “intercurrent” diseases (such as depressive disorder) that may arise during the first disease, and judicious management of the use of pertinent technology and control of unnecessary or futile interventions.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

This could easily have been an intercurrent infection (something that incidentally David Kirby seems to accept), but it was decided on the balance of probabilities that vaccines may have been the trigger in her case. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As physical stress increases the body's needs for many vitamins and minerals, intercurrent infections also induce a relative nutrient deficiency, especially in chronic (long-term) grumbling types of infection e.g. acute cystitis, vaginal bacterial imbalance. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"He's likely to die of an intercurrent infection." ❋ Unknown (2004)

Phos. is useful as an intercurrent remedy and during convalescence. ❋ Andrea Candee (2000)

In the first case, larvae will not develop further until there is a relaxation in immunity such as may occur during periods of nutritional stress, intercurrent infection or in late pregnancy. ❋ Unknown (1999)

The physician's attitude in this relation signifies how dependent most neoplastic changes are on intercurrent, episodic initiation. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Neoplasms occasionally get smaller for one intercurrent reason or another, and often they are forced to disappear when subjected to strong irradiation. ❋ Unknown (1972)

In the diabetic, infections such as boils and carbuncles, and also intercurrent infections such as bronchitis, influenza, and fevers are favorably influenced by the normal blood sugar and increased metabolism which the administration of insulin permits. ❋ Unknown (1965)

This fatal issue, even in the more chronic cases, is often due to intercurrent causes, e.g. physical strain, or diseases such as malaria, dysentery, etc. ❋ Unknown (1965)

When, however, in consequence of some intercurrent disease or conditions of malnutrition the general defences of the body become weakened extension follows. ❋ William Thomas Councilman (N/A)

But he was liable to intercurrent fits of jealousy and rage, such as the light-hued races are hardly capable of conceiving, -- blinding paroxysms of passion, which for the time overmastered him, and which, if they found no ready outlet, transformed themselves into the more dangerous forces that worked through the instrumentality of his cool craftiness. ❋ Various (N/A)

If congestion of the lungs or any intercurrent inflammation occurs, or the rash is much delayed, a hot water bath or the old reliable corn sweat will break up the complication with amazing rapidity, and if the head is kept cool, will not generally be unacceptable to the patient. ❋ Various (N/A)

_ The experimental animal should be inspected daily, not only with a view to detecting symptoms due to the experimental infection, but also to prevent any intercurrent infection, naturally acquired, from escaping notice (_vide_ page 337). ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The patient died seven months after the operation from an intercurrent disease. ❋ John Allan (1914)

Patients who bravely face the danger and the difficulties usually live on much longer and sometimes live their lives out, and in spite of serious invasion of the lungs die from other intercurrent disease. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Eventually, a smaller, and then a still smaller tube are needed, until finally none can be introduced; though in some cases the tube can be kept in the soft mass of fungations until the patient has died of hemorrhage, exhaustion, complications or intercurrent disease. ❋ Chevalier Jackson (1911)

The patient finally left the hospital and died of an intercurrent attack of pneumonia. ❋ Unknown (1896)

The child was under my care for two weeks, and, probably because of an intercurrent attack of diarrhea, grew steadily worse during that time, in spite of the full doses of arsenic which were administered to him. ❋ Unknown (1896)