its supposedly for physical therapy, my doctor perscribed it but the pt has no idea what it is, any ideas?
2006-07-25 12:47:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Cortisone is a strong anti-inflammatory steroid medication. It is commonly injected with an anesthetic to reduce inflammation. Patches may be used to induce a slow release to treat conditions such as arthritis.
The purpose of the patch is to allow for home treatment, without the use of a doctor. Being in physical therapy, it might indicate that you've recently suffered some trauma or are having joint pain. The patch is merely to assist in your recovery.
2006-07-25 15:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Emerson 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cortisone Patch
2016-10-31 15:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cortisone is a steroid hormone. Chemically, it is a corticosteroid with formula C21H28O5 and IUPAC name 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone. It is closely related to corticosterone.
Cortisone and adrenaline are the main hormones released by the body as a reaction to stress. They elevate blood pressure and prepare the body for a fight or flight response.
Cortisone is the inactive precursor molecule of the active hormone cortisol. It is activated through hydroxylation of the 11-keto-group by an enzyme called 11-beta-steroid dehydrogenase. The active form cortisol is thus sometimes referred to as hydrocortisone.
Cortisone is sometimes used as a drug to treat a variety of ailments. It can be administered intravenously or cutaneously.
One of cortisone's effects on the body, and a potentially harmful side effect when administered clinically, is the suppression of the immune system. This is an explanation for the apparent correlation between high stress and sickness.
Cortisone is less important than a similar steroid cortisol. Cortisol is responsible for 95% of the effects of the gluccocorticosteroids while cortisone is about 4 or 5%. Corticosterone is even less important.
Cortisone was first discovered by the American chemist Edward Calvin Kendall. He won a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine along with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein for the discovery of the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and function.
2006-07-25 12:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by mathiesm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steroid Patch
2016-12-15 18:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by klitzner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like those stop smoking patches. It time releases a dose of cortisone for pain and swelling.
2006-07-25 12:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by John B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what is a cortisone patch?
its supposedly for physical therapy, my doctor perscribed it but the pt has no idea what it is, any ideas?
2015-08-06 18:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋