He used cocaine to treat depression, asthma, cachexia, and for overcoming morphine addiction. |
The patient's general appearance should be assessed for evidence of resting dyspnea, cyanosis and cachexia. |
Cardiac cachexia may mimic the cachexia seen in patients with disseminated malignant disease. |
In the cachexia from tumours an increase of the eosinophil cells has been observed by various authors. |
In fact Glutathione is an orphan drug for the treatment of AIDS-associated cachexia. |
Severe cachexia, as a result of increased energy expenditure mediated by the tumour, is also a poor prognostic indicator. |