Colic

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Title:   Colic in babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many reasons are given to explain why some babies cry a lot. Colic is a popular one. However no one is sure what colic really means in babies. Colic is usually thought to be caused by wind or gas in the bowel, but there is no proof of this. Certainly the baby looks to be in pain, but we don't really know.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Colic: what is it?
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of colic in babies, which explains that it is normal when a baby cries a lot. Includes an outline of colic symptoms such as babies crying, babies fussing, babies being irritable and babies not settling.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Colic: what to do
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to coping when your baby is crying a lot or might have colic. Includes ideas for settling crying babies and dealing with colic.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Kidney stones
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Kidney stones occur when salts in the urine form a solid crystal. These stones can block the flow of urine and cause infection, kidney damage or even kidney failure. Pain (renal colic) is often the first sign. Most kidney stones can be treated without surgery, but always seek immediate medical attention if you are suffering strong pain. Kidney stones are sometimes called renal calculi.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Renal colic
Publisher:   Department of Health Western Australia
Description:   Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with suspected renal colic.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Single dose dipyrone for acute renal colic pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Renal colic pain is extremely painful and requires immediate treatment with strong analgesics. Dipyrone is a non-opioid analgesic widely used for this purpose but not licensed in some countries (e.g., USA, UK) because of potentially fatal side effects (...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Colic
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Colic is unexplained and regular crying fits in babies that usually happen in the afternoon and evening. The cause is unknown, but theories include food allergies and 'gas'. The crying usually stops, without treatment, after a few weeks.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) versus ureteroscopic management for ureteric calculi
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ureteral stones (kidney stones that move down the ureter) frequently lead to renal colic, causing pain, and if left untreated, can block the urinary tract (obstructive uropathy). Both ureteroscopy (an examination by a doctor to see inside the urinary tr...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Gallstones: symptoms - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common symptom of gallstones is recurrent attacks of pain in the upper abdomen or the back, known as biliary colic.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Single dose dipyrone for acute postoperative pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dipyrone is a popular medicine for pain relief in many countries and is used to treat postoperative pain, colic pain, cancer pain and migraine. Other countries (e.g. USA, UK, Japan) have banned its use because of an association with potentially life-thr...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Gastrointestinal Conditions in Childhood
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the symptoms, causes and management of gastrointestinal conditions, including diarrhoea, abdominal pain, colic and vomiting in childhood.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Colic in infants - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Colic is a pattern of unexplained, persistent crying in an otherwise healthy baby.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Removal of gallbladder (cholecystectomy) for symptomatic gallstones is one of the commonest abdominal operations performed. Key-hole removal of the gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) is usually performed on a delayed (elective) basis for gallsto...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Medicinal mishap: dosing errors with Donnalix Infant Drops
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Donnalix Infant Drops contain the anticholinergic compounds hyoscyamine, atropine and hyoscine. The product is used to relieve colic in infants, although evidence supporting its effectiveness is lacking. The drops can be purchased from pharmacies without a prescription.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) versus opioids for acute renal colic
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute renal colic occurs when mineral or organic solids pass though the urinary tract and obstruct the urinary flow. It causes a sudden onset of severe pain, which radiates from the flank to the groin and requires immediate treatment with pain-killers. ...
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Kidney stones.
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The stone forms from salts in the urine crystallising in the renal calyces (the first point of urine drainage from the kidney). As the stone develops, it moves into the renal pelvis where it can either remain or begin to travel down the ureter. This leads to a condition called renal colic, which is often extremely painful.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Colicky babies more likely to have mothers who smoke - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A study has shown that colic is twice as likely to affect babies whose mothers smoke as those with mothers who do not.
Date:   Mar 2001

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