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medication
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Medical care quality
Medical CareI. ETHNOMEDICINECharles C. HughesBIBLIOGRAPHYII. SOCIAL ASPECTSWilliam A. GlaserBIBLIOGRAPHYIII. ECONOMIC ASPECTSRashi FeinBIBLIOGRAPHYI. ETHNOMEDICINEJudging from paleopathological evidence, diseases of one kind or another have always afflicted man. Indeed, given the nature of life and... Read more |
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Army Medical Department
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Bends
Bends How is the Body Affected? How Do Doctors Treat the Bends? What Do Scuba Divers Need to Know? Resource The bends is a painful condition that occurs in scuba divers who ascend too quickly or in aviators flying at high altitudes. Also ... Read more |
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Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Patient-controlled analgesia Definition Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a means for the patient to self-administer analgesics(pain medications) intravenously by using a computerized pump, which introduces specific doses into an intravenous line. Purpose The... Read more |
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hyoscine
hyoscine (scopolamine) (hy-ŏ-seen) n. an antimuscarinic drug that prevents muscle spasm. It is used in the treatment of gut spasm, to relax the uterus in labour, for preoperative medication, and for motion sickness. It is administered by mouth, injection, or skin patches. Trade names:... Read more |
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Gelsemium
Gelsemium Description Gelsemium sempervirens is also known as yellow jasmine, false jasmine, wild woodbine, and Carolina jasmine. It is a woody, climbing vine with dark leaves and groups of yellow, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring. The flowers are very fragrant. It is native to the... Read more |
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Even astronauts are susceptible to "bends"
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS From the...divers for the bends may prove useful to astronauts during the...aviators, or astronauts move too...elevates astronauts' risk of...which the astronaut is exposed...EVAs), ... |