Sentence examples for can cause intractable from inspiring English sources
The aspirin that relieves pain can cause intractable bleeding; the chemotherapy that arrests cancer can carry debilitating side effects; and the operation that replaces diseased livers requires toxic immunosuppressive drugs.
Breast cancer metastases in bone can cause intractable pain, bone fracture, spinal cord compression and hypercalcaemia [ 1, 2, 3].
Breast cancer metastases in bone account significantly for morbidity and mortality, and can cause intractable pain, spinal cord compression and hypercalcemia.
Consequently, Eq. (29) works out as a quotient of two extremely small numerical values which can cause a numerically intractable result.
Drinking too much water can cause sodium levels to plummet in the body, triggering intractable seizures that interfere with breathing.
Transcutaneous auricular VNS can reduce the occurrence of seizure in pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy [ 8], and auricular acupuncture can cause parasympathetic tone [ 9].
Refractory epilepsy, its intractable form, and the medications with which doctors attempt to treat it can cause lifelong problems with learning, memory and behavior.
Gastrointestinal symptoms induced by pelvic radiotherapy can cause morbidity and distress in the acute phase during treatment and can also develop into a chronic, intractable form months or years after the cessation of treatment (Denton et al, 2002).
PROBLEM: Peripheral arterial disease can cause a severe restriction to blood flow leading to critical limb ischemia (CLI), which manifests as a constant and intractable pain, often with ulceration or gangrene.
