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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  |specialty= Medical ...e, Special Forces and Seabee units, and at isolated duty stations where no medical officer is available.
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• Nuclear War Survival Skills
  The book aims to provide a general audience with advice on how to survive conditions likely to be encountered in the event of a nuclear catastrophe, as well as * Medical issues and [[First Aid]]
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...immediate aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] to provide care in makeshift medical units. ...34-year-old marine biologist. Amy is certified in providing CPR and other medical assistance. She is believed to have been interested in marine biology while
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• Quinine
  ...|url= }} Also cites {{cite book |title=The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity |last=Porter |first=Roy |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= ...AL | title=Use of quinine for self-induced abortion | journal=The Southern Medical Journal | year=1983 | volume=76 | issue=7 | pages=846–849 | pmid = 00
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• Chlorphenamine
  ...amine]] used in the prevention of the [[symptom]]s of [[allergy|allergic]] conditions such as [[rhinitis]] and [[urticaria]]. Its sedative effects are relativel ...rotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and over-the-counter (OTC) treatment.] Medical Hypotheses'', 2006; 66(4), 689 - 690. </ref> However, extensive clinical tr
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• Dexamethasone
  ...t many [[inflammation|inflammatory]] and [[autoimmune disease|autoimmune]] conditions, such as [[rheumatoid arthritis]]. ..., PB |title=Medical Problems in High Mountain Environments. A Handbook for Medical Officers |publisher=US Army Research Inst. of Environmental Medicine Therma
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...ol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate repletion in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids may be deple ...respiratory conditions with excessive and/or thick mucus production. Such conditions include [[emphysema]], [[bronchitis]], [[tuberculosis]], [[bronchiectasis]]
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• Deferoxamine
  ...iderophore]] produced by the actinobacter ''Streptomyces pilosus''. It has medical applications as a [[chelating agent]] used to remove excess [[iron]] from t ...reatly increase the amount of iron in the body. Administration for chronic conditions is generally accomplished by [[subcutaneous injection]] (SQ) over a period
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• Phenytoin
  ...rhythmic]].<ref name="pmid15331289">{{cite journal |author=Balaji S |title=Medical therapy for sudden death |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=51 |issu ...nytoin evaluated for alternative uses has had little lasting effect on the medical community. This was partially because [[Parke-Davis]] was reluctant to inv
  12 KB (1,686 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
• Chloramphenicol
  ...gy |editor=Baron S,''et al.'' | edition = 4th | publisher = Univ of Texas Medical Branch | year = 1996 |chapterurl=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi? ...s. It also affects insulin Igf1 levels and glutamate levels. Both of these conditions are considered indicative of a type of motor neurone disease.
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• Pyrazinamide
  ...abbreviations '''PZA''' and '''Z''' are standard, and used commonly in the medical literature. ==Medical uses==
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• Potassium iodide
  ...samples of KI are rinsed with [[dichloromethane]]. As formed under acidic conditions, [[hydroiodic acid]] (HI) is a stronger reducing agent.<ref>N. N. Greenwood ....<ref>Katarzyna Waszkowiak & Krystyna Szymandera-Buszka. Effect of storage conditions on potassium iodide stability in iodised table salt and collagen preparatio
  23 KB (3,281 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
• Ketamine
  ...of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{Cite web ==Medical use==
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...www.nycms.org/article_view.php3?view=947&part=1 |publisher=New York County Medical Society |location=USA |date=14 May 2004 |accessdate=22 July 2009}}</ref> ...on needed|date=August 2010}} Patients with previous or current psychiatric conditions, are prone to experiencing this type of side effect.
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{cite web ...dition to anesthesia induction, thiopental was historically used to induce medical [[coma]]s. It has now been superseded by drugs such as [[propofol]].
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• Metformin
  | bioavailability = 50 to 60% under fasting conditions ...cite journal |author=[[American Diabetes Association]] |title=Standards of medical care in diabetes—2009 |journal=Diabetes Care |volume=32 Suppl 1 |pages=S1
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• Activated carbon
  ...only a few [[metre|nanometers]] or so. These [[micro]]pores provide superb conditions for [[adsorption]] to occur, since adsorbing material can interact with man ...would typically absorb the atmospheric concentration (21%) under standard conditions, but release over 80% oxygen if the carbon was first cooled to low temperat
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• Aspirin
  ...l = BMJ| volume = 313|issue = 7070|pages = 1429–1431|publisher = British Medical Journal|date = 1996-09-24|pmid = 8973228|pmc = 2353012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite j After [[vascular surgery]] of the lower legs using artificial [[medical grafting|grafts]] which are [[surgical suture|sutured]] to the arteries to
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Co-amoxiclav
  ...vomiting, thrush, and a few other conditions. These do not usually require medical attention. However, if the patient experiences an allergic reaction to the
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• Omeprazole
  ...exist in equal amounts of both the S and R [[enantiomers]]. In the acidic conditions of the stomach, both are converted to achiral products, which reacts with a ...teric-coated]], due to the rapid degradation of the drug in the [[acid]]ic conditions of the [[stomach]]. This is most commonly achieved by formulating enteric-c
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