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• Halothane
  '''Halothane''' vapour (trademarked as '''Fluothane''') is an inhalational [[general anaesthetic]]. Its [[IUPAC name]] is 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane ...pular. Halothane retains some use in [[veterinary medicine|veterinary]] [[surgery]] and in the [[Third World]] because of its lower cost.
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• Dexamethasone
  ...}}</ref> (usually 5-6 tablets) before and/or after some forms of [[dental surgery]], such as the extraction of the [[wisdom teeth]], an operation which often ...es. It is present in certain [[eye drops]] &ndash; particularly post-[[eye surgery]] drops &ndash; and as a [[nasal spray]] (trade name [[Dexacort]]), and cer
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• Gentamicin
  ...on of certain microbiological growth media. It is used during orthopaedic surgery when high temperatures are required for the setting of cements (e.g. hip re ...f these symptoms or others appear after administration of aminoglycosides. General medical practitioners should refer patients with such symptoms to an [[Otol
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• Atropine
  In general, atropine lowers the [[parasympathetic]] activity of all [[muscle]]s and [[ ...anaesthetic]] for treatment of pain or sleeplessness, to be given prior to surgery or cautery.<ref name="holzman" /> The use of [[Solanaceae]] containing [[t
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• Ketamine
  ...e Antagonist in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression|journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |volume=67 |issue=8 |pages=793–802 |year=2010 |month=August|pm ..."bonanno">{{Cite journal|author=Bonanno FG |title=Ketamine in war/tropical surgery (a final tribute to the racemic mixture) |journal=Injury |volume=33 |issue=
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...nal''' (also a trademark), is a rapid-onset short-acting [[barbiturate]] [[general anaesthetic]]. Sodium thiopental is a depressant and is sometimes used duri ...= 23 November 1998 | title = Which molecular targets are most relevant to general anaesthesia? | journal = Toxicology Letters | volume = 100–101 | pages =
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• Aspirin
  ...592563>{{Cite pmid|14592563}}</ref> The most studied example is pain after surgery such as tooth extraction, for which the highest allowed dose of aspirin (1 Nevertheless, as a post-surgery painkiller, aspirin is inferior to ibuprofen. Aspirin has higher gastrointe
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• Cortisol
  ...ological stressors such as [[hypoglycemia]], illness, [[fever]], trauma, [[surgery]], [[fear]], [[pain]], physical exertion or extremes of [[temperature]]. Co ...ause a major problem with the [[hyperkalemia]] of [[metabolic shock]] from surgery. Cortisol reduces [[calcium]] absorption in the intestine.<ref>{{Cite journ
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...flammable]] [[gas]], with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in [[surgery]] and [[dentistry]] for its [[Anesthesia|anesthetic]] and [[analgesic]] eff ...ian J Anaesth 2007;51:472-8|year=2007}}</ref> The method did not come into general use until 1863, when [[Gardner Quincy Colton]] successfully started to use
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• Temazepam
  ...sponsored by the [[pharmaceutical industry]] while this is not the case in general medicine or psychiatry. It cites another study that "found that the odds ra ..., Irjala K, Viinamäki O |title=Oral temazepam as a premedicant in elderly general surgical patients |journal=Acta Anaesthesiol Scand |volume=30 |issue=8 |pag
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...interest in the academic audience at all. I'm interested in Joe Doakes. A general audience can read any book I write—and they do. </blockquote> ...ntal disabilities or disorders. We also have the reports from neurological surgery that tell of electrical stimulation of the brain producing conscious experi
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• Shape memory polymer
  ...page=206105|year=2008|doi=10.1063/1.2936288}}</ref> As well as polymers in general, SMPs also cover a wide property-range from stable to [[Synthetic biodegrad ...us full functionality would be restored without the necessity for a second surgery to remove the implant (to avoid inflammation). Examples of this development
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• Biopolymer
  ...rm of granules, which vary in size and composition from plant to plant. In general, the linear polymer, amylose, makes up about 20 wt% of the granule, and the ...types of enzymes. In contrast, the enzymatic degradation of proteins, with general purpose proteases, is a relatively straightforward, amide hydrolysis reacti
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...ene glycol with added electrolytes) is used for bowel preparation before [[surgery]] or [[colonoscopy]] and drug overdoses. It is sold under the brand names ' ...as been used in preclinical work as a vascular agent, lymphatic agent, and general tumor-imaging agent by exploiting the [[Enhanced permeability and retention
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• Refractory metals
  ...com/?id=IzqsAAAAIAAJ&pg | pages = 1–28| isbn = 9780804701624 | chapter = General Behaviour of Refractory Metals|title =Behavior and Properties of Refractory ...lum owing to this property, particularly in the [[medicine|medical]] and [[surgery|surgical]] fields, and also in harsh [[acid]]ic environments. It is also u
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• Steel
  <!-- Please show restraint. This is a general article on steel. It is not the right place for a detailed history of the i *[[Surgery|Surgical]] equipment
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• Medetomidine
  ...ylazine]] and [[detomidine]], but their use is less common in small animal surgery. The marketed product is a racemic mixture of 2 stereoisomers; [[dexmedeto ...oids ([[butorphanol]], [[buprenorphine]] etc) as premedication (before a [[general anaesthetic]]) in healthy cats and dogs. It can be given by [[intramuscula
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• Fever
  As a person's temperature increases, there is, in general, a feeling of [[cold]] despite an increasing body temperature. Once the ne * Tissue destruction, which can occur in [[hemolysis]], [[surgery]], [[infarction]], [[crush syndrome]], [[rhabdomyolysis]], [[cerebral hemor
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• Cancer
  Genetic abnormalities found in cancer typically affect two general classes of genes. Cancer-promoting ''[[oncogene]]s'' are typically activate ...stage]]. Once diagnosed, cancer is usually treated with a combination of [[surgery]], [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation therapy|radiotherapy]]. As research dev
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• Nosocomial infection
  ...inary tract infection]]s (30,3 %), [[pneumopathy]] (14,7 %), infections of surgery site (14,2 %). infections of the [[skin]] and [[mucous membrane]] (10,2 %), ...ith [[immunodeficiency]] (due to drugs, illness, or irradiation) present a general risk, while other diseases can present specific risks - for instance, [[chr
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