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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  ...Corps, rendering emergency medical treatment to include initial treatment in a combat environment. Qualified hospital corpsmen may be assigned the respo The colloquial form of address for a Hospital Corpsman is "Doc". In the U.S. Marine Corps, this term is generally used as a sign of respect.
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...r television camera, a computer, stabilizing device or gyro, and equipment in a plotting room<ref name="NavOrdAndGunV2">{{cite book|title =NAVAL ORDNANCE ...equired nearly 1000 rounds of 5" mechanical fuze ammunition per kill, even in late 1944.<ref>Campbell, Naval Weapons of WW2, P106</ref>
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• Allopurinol
  ...is a drug used primarily to treat [[hyperuricemia]] (excess [[uric acid]] in [[blood plasma]]) and its complications, including chronic [[gout]].<ref na ...feedback inhibition of [[amidophosphoribosyl transferase]], the first and rate-limiting enzyme of purine biosynthesis. Allopurinol therefore decreases bot
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...tamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate repletion in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids m In addition to being available as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement,
  28 KB (3,682 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Ketamine
  ...tion of CYP3A4, CYP2B6, and CYP2C9 isoforms to N-demethylation of ketamine in human liver microsomes |journal=Drug Metabolism and Disposition |volume=30 ...|author=Bergman SA |title=Ketamine: review of its pharmacology and its use in pediatric anesthesia |journal=Anesthesia Progress |volume=46 |issue=1 |page
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...tant Campylobacter species and the withdrawal of fluoroquinolones from use in poultry: a public health success story. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volum ...r a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]].
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• Metformin
  ...oncerns still preclude its widespread use in this setting. It is also used in the treatment of [[polycystic ovary syndrome]] and has been investigated fo ...diabetes. {{As of|2009}}, metformin is one of only two oral anti-diabetics in the [[World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines]] (the ot
  66 KB (8,976 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
• Aspirin
  ...rction|heart attacks]], [[stroke]]s, and [[thrombus|blood clot]] formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 1 ...F. Jencks| title = Aspirin in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries : Patterns of Use and Outcomes| journal = Ci
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Hydralazine
  ...nt used to treat [[hypertension]] by acting as a [[vasodilator]] primarily in [[arteries]] and [[arterioles]]. By relaxing [[vascular smooth muscle]], v ...lease]] from the [[sarcoplasmic reticulum]] of smooth muscle. This results in an arterial and arteriolar relaxation.<ref name="Rand and Dale">Rang, Dale,
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• Digoxin
  ...ion]]s, namely [[atrial fibrillation]], [[atrial flutter]] and sometimes [[heart failure]] that cannot be controlled by other [[medication]]. Digoxin prepar ...of the contractile response is just slightly increased. Overall, the heart rate is decreased, while [[blood pressure]] increases as the stroke volume is in
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• Dopamine
  ...ine D5 receptor|D₅]]—and their variants. Dopamine is produced in several areas of the brain, including the [[substantia nigra]] and the [[ve ...affect the [[central nervous system]]. To increase the amount of dopamine in the brains of patients with diseases such as [[Parkinson's disease]] and do
  48 KB (6,470 words) - 16:48, 27 September 2010
• Salbutamol
  ...sub>-adrenergic receptor agonist]] used for the relief of [[bronchospasm]] in conditions such as [[asthma]] and [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] Salbutamol was the first selective Β2-receptor agonist to be marketed — in 1968. It was first sold by Allen & Hanburys under the brand name Ventolin.
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• Epinephrine
  ...heart rate, contracts blood vessels, dilates air passages and participates in the [[fight-or-flight response]] of the [[sympathetic nervous system]].<ref ...''epinephrine''. The term ''epinephrine'' is often shortened to '''epi''' in medical jargon.<ref name="isbn0-89262-438-8">{{cite book |author= Gail Aske
  22 KB (2,916 words) - 16:50, 27 September 2010
• Nitrous oxide
  | SolubleOther = soluble in [[alcohol]], [[ether]], [[sulfuric acid]] ...ept for [[California]] allow nitrous oxide as an [[anesthetic]]. Also used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. -->
  61 KB (8,728 words) - 16:50, 27 September 2010
• Morphine
  *[[Bradycardia]] or decreased [[heart rate]] *[[Cardiac arrest]], cessation of [[Cardiac cycle|heartbeat]], or [[heart failure]]
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Diazepam
  ...res (such as [[endoscopy|endoscopies]]) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some surgical procedures to induce [[amnesia]].<ref name="PubChem">{{cite w ...[[paradoxical effects]] such as excitement, rage or worsening of seizures in epileptics. Benzodiazepines also can cause or worsen [[Major depression|dep
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• EDTA
  ...Ball and stick model of the EDTA molecule, in the zwitterionic form found in the solid state ...2+</sup> and Fe³⁺. After being bound by EDTA, metal ions remain in solution but exhibit diminished reactivity. EDTA is produced as several sa
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• Digitalis
  ...grown as an [[ornamental plant]] due to its vivid [[flower]]s. These range in color from various purple [[tint]]s through various shades of light gray, a ...and it is called "bloody fingers" more northward, "deadman's bells" whilst in Wales it is known as "fairy-folks-fingers" or "lambs-tongue-leaves."<ref>{{
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...ses at low doses, induce [[delirium]] and [[hallucination]]s when ingested in sufficient amounts.<ref name=Wilson2008>{{Cite book| last = Wilson | first ...of life), and the name "atropa bella donna" is derived from an admonition in [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] meaning "do not b
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• Homeostasis
  ...[[milieu interieur]] that was created by [[Claude Bernard]] and published in 1865. Multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustment and regulation mechanisms mak ...e's ultimate example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions.
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