Senna-Docusate Sodium
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For bowel movement. Generic Name: Sennosides.
For bowel movement. Brand Name(s): Senexon. Generic Name: Senna, Sennosides , Sennosides .
For bowel movement. Brand Name(s): Ex-Lax Maximum Relief Formula, Senna-Time, Senokot, SenoSol. Generic Name: Sennosides.
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For bowel movement. Brand Name(s): Colace w/Sennosides, Laxacin, Senexon S, SENOKOT-S, SenoSol-SS. Generic Name: Sennosides/Docusate.
Sensitivity and specificity are terms used to estimate the accuracy of test results. Sensitivity refers to the probability of testing positive for a disease if the disease is truly present. As the sensitivity of a test increases, the number of people who have the disease but test negative (false negatives) will...
Children between ages 6 and 10 years make major gains in muscle strength and coordination. Boys and girls are able to compete quite evenly at sports. That's because muscle development and coordination occur at about the same times for both sexes. Team sports are a good way for children to build both motor skills and...
A baby starts to become aware through sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. Babies' sensory and motor development generally follows a typical pattern. At 1 month of age, babies' neck muscles are not developed enough to support their heads for long stretches of time. Babies can lift their heads only briefly when lying...
Learning to walk is the main athletic accomplishment for children between 12 and 24 months of age. Those first steps are possible because of changes taking place within the brain and the spinal cord. Coordination and muscle control advance as the brain grows and matures. Most children start walking by 13 months of age...
Newborn senses Your newborn is equipped with all five senses. But some are more developed than others. Touch. Your newborn's sense of touch is highly developed, particularly around the mouth, where he or she is sensitive to temperature, pressure, and pain. Newborns like gentle handling and to feel soft textures against...
What is sensory processing disorder? Children with sensory processing disorder have problems processing information from the senses. This makes it hard for them to respond to that information in the right way. The senses include touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing. In most cases, these children have one...
Sensual exercises may help with erection problems (erectile dysfunction). Doing these with your partner may help you relax and focus more on the pleasurable touching of lovemaking than on the erection itself. Focusing too much on having an erection may make it difficult to have one. Sensual exercises may be most helpful...
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a surgery that takes out lymph node tissue to look for cancer. A sentinel node biopsy is used to see if a known cancer has spread from the original cancer site. A sentinel node biopsy may be done instead of a more extensive surgery called lymph node dissection. But if cancer is found in...
Separation anxiety (also called separation protest) usually starts around 9 months of age, peaks near 15 months of age, and starts to fade sometime before the third birthday. The intensity and duration of separation anxiety is affected by your child's temperament and by your personality and how you respond. Here are...
What is sepsis? Sepsis is a serious reaction to an infection. It causes inflammation across large areas of the body and can damage tissue and organs. Sepsis requires immediate care in a hospital. Septic shock is sepsis that causes extremely low blood pressure, which limits blood flow to the body. It can cause death...
Septic arthritis is an infection in a joint. The joint is often red, hot, swollen, and tender. The joint may become infected with bacteria, fungus, or a virus after an injury or surgery. Also, an infection from somewhere else in the body may travel through the bloodstream to the joint. Early treatment with antibiotics...
Septic bursitis (infectious bursitis) is an infection of the bursae, the small sacs of fluid that cushion and lubricate an area where tissues—including bone, tendon, ligament, muscle, or skin—rub against one another. Common sites of septic bursitis are the tips of the elbows and the kneecaps. It may be hard to tell the...
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A serious head injury occurs when the brain hits against the inside of the skull with enough force to cause brain damage. A serious head injury may result from a hard blow to the head, from severe jarring or shaking of the head, or when an object pierces the head. With this type of injury, the brain tissue may bruise...
Symptoms of serious illness may include: A severe headache. A stiff neck. Mental changes, such as feeling confused or much less alert. Extreme fatigue (to the point where it's hard for you to function). Shaking chills.
Symptoms of serious illness in a baby may include the following: The baby is limp and floppy like a rag doll. The baby doesn't respond at all to being held, touched, or talked to. The baby is hard to wake up.
In older children or adults, serious symptoms may include: Having shaking chills. Not being able to drink, so you urinate less. Finding it hard to do daily activities. In younger children, serious symptoms may include: Having shaking chills. Crying more than usual or crying with a different type of cry than usual...
Serious symptoms may include: Moderate trouble breathing. (You can't speak full sentences.) Coughing up blood. Signs of low blood pressure. These include feeling lightheaded; being too weak to stand; and having cold, pale, clammy skin.
The seroconversion period is a time during which a person who has an infection does not test positive for it. This period occurs before a person has produced a high enough number of antibodies for a test to detect the condition. Antibodies are proteins made by the body's natural defense system (immune system) to attack...
Brand Name(s): Bexsero ®, Trumenba ®
Serotonin syndrome can happen when the level of a substance in your brain called serotonin gets too high. When some things are taken together, it can cause this serious, but uncommon, condition. For example, some medicines when taken with illegal drugs or with other medicines can cause serotonin to get too high. It can...
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Sertaconazole topical is an antifungal medication that fights infections caused by fungus. Sertaconazole topical (for the skin) is used to treat tinea pedis (athlete's foot) in adults and children who are at least 12 years old. Sertaconazole topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
For ring worm. Brand Name(s): Ertaczo. Generic Name: Sertaconazole.