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• Mefloquine
  ...vid dreams.<ref>{{Cite journal | author = Schlagenhauf | journal = British Medical Journal | volume = 327 | issue = 8 | year = 2003}}</ref> A [[This American ...tial pneumonitis) after several prophylactic doses of mefloquine. No prior medical history was reported for this patient. Seventy-seven percent of the patient
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• Metformin
  ...cite journal |author=[[American Diabetes Association]] |title=Standards of medical care in diabetes—2009 |journal=Diabetes Care |volume=32 Suppl 1 |pages=S1 ...ecommended that metformin be temporarily discontinued before any [[medical imaging|radiographic study]] involving [[iodine|iodinated]] [[radiocontrast|contras
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• Activated carbon
  ===Medical applications=== ...rption by the [[gastrointestinal tract]]. In cases of suspected poisoning, medical personnel administer activated charcoal on the scene or at a hospital's [[e
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• Diatrizoic acid
  ...oic acid may be used as an alternative to [[barium sulfate]] for [[medical imaging]] of the [[gastrointestinal tract]]. It is indicated for use in patients wh Gastrografin is a hypertonic solution, and therefore it should be avoided in imaging studies of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients who are at risk of
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• Graves' ophthalmopathy
  ...as artificial tears and smoking cessation if possible. Severe cases are a medical emergency, and are treated with [[glucocorticoid]] (steroids), and sometime In medical literature, [[Robert James Graves]], in 1835, was the first to describe the
  15 KB (1,986 words) - 09:40, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene glycol
  ==Medical uses== ...With A Variety of Near-Infrared-Labeled Optical Agents"], World Molecular Imaging, (2009)</ref>
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, leading to [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. Additionally, [[myoglobin]] and mitochondrial [[cytochrome oxid ...oning: systemic manifestations and complications|journal=Journal of Korean Medical Science|year=2001|pages=253–261|volume=16|issue=3|pmid=11410684|month=Jun
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• Dead man's switch
  ...ower]]s, [[Treadmill|tread machine]]s, [[snowmobile]]s, and many [[medical imaging]] devices.
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• Laser safety
  ...s of the eye at longer wavelengths. The table below summarizes the various medical conditions caused by lasers at different wavelengths, not including injurie ...he MPE for a Class 1M laser cannot normally be exceeded unless focusing or imaging optics are used to narrow the beam. If the beam is refocused, the hazard of
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• Cancer
  '''Cancer''' {{IPA-en|ˈkænsər||en-us-cancer.ogg}} (medical term: [[malignancy|malignant]] [[neoplasm]]) is a class of [[disease]]s in ...edition = 2nd, illustrated, revised| language = | publisher = McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division | location = New York | year = 2002 | page = 5| isbn = 978-0-
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...mplications of [[nanotechnology]]''' run the gamut from the [[Nanomedicine|medical]], [[ethical]], [[mental]], legal and environmental applications, to fields ...cts: the potential for nanotechnologcal innovations to have [[Nanomedicine|medical applications]] to cure disease, and the potential health hazards posed by e
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• Arsenic
  ===Medical use=== ...14|pages =1377–1385|doi = 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-1516|title = Vascular Imaging of Solid Tumors in Rats with a Radioactive Arsenic-Labeled Antibody that Bi
  51 KB (7,314 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Cadmium
  ....com/?id=PmohO5jV2YsC|pages = 159|title = Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science|first = Robley|last = Dunglison|publisher = Henry C. Lea|year = 186 ...on the particle size. Colloidal solutions of those particles are used for imaging of biological tissues and solutions with a [[fluorescence microscope]].<ref
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• Beryllium
  ...found in maintenance and construction materials near [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) machines. Any magnetic tools would be strongly pulled by the machin *[http://www.hss.energy.gov/healthsafety/fwsp/formerworkermed/ Former Worker Medical Screening Program], [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of
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• Lead poisoning
  ...num''', '''saturnism''', [[Devon colic]], or '''painter's colic''') is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the [[Heavy metal (chemistry)|heavy Lead poisoning can cause a variety of [[symptom]]s and [[medical sign|signs]] which vary depending on the individual and the duration of lea
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• Lead
  ...iclerender.fcgi?artid=1567791 The cultural parameters of lead poisoning: a medical anthropologist's view of intervention in environmental lead exposure. ...ation = Bethesda, MD|title = Structural shielding design for medical X-ray imaging facilities.}}</ref> Molten lead is used as a [[coolant]] (e.g., for [[lead
  52 KB (7,694 words) - 21:36, 20 September 2010
• Health Level 7
  ...ols) for a particular healthcare domain such as pharmacy, medical devices, imaging or insurance (claims processing) transactions. Health Level Seven’s domai ...s ability to exchange information should help to minimize the tendency for medical care to be geographically isolated and highly variable.{{Citation needed|da
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• Electronic health record
  ...cal computerized records in a specific health-care organization|Electronic medical record}} [[File:Electronic medical record.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record]]
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• Hemoglobin
  ...for CO is 200 times greater than its affinity for oxygen,<ref>Guyton A C: Medical Physiology 11ed. 2005, page 509</ref> meaning that small amounts of CO dram ...l fraction of hemoglobin to methemoglobin; however, this is not usually of medical importance (nitrogen dioxide is poisonous by other mechanisms, and nitrous
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• Index of health articles
  - [[Immunity (medical)]] - [[Medical cannabis]]
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