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• Atenolol
  ...rtension]], [[coronary heart disease]], [[arrhythmia]]s, [[angina]] (chest pain) and to treat and reduce the risk of heart complications following [[myocar ...de [[bradycardia]], severe [[hypotension]] with [[Shock (medical)|shock]], acute [[heart failure]], [[hypoglycemia]] and bronchospastic reactions. Treatment
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• Cortisol
  ...as [[hypoglycemia]], illness, [[fever]], trauma, [[surgery]], [[fear]], [[pain]], physical exertion or extremes of [[temperature]]. Cortisol levels may al ...al|author=Posey WC, Nelson HS, Branch B, Pearlman DS |title=The effects of acute corticosteroid therapy for asthma on serum immunoglobulin levels |journal=J
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• Ibuprofen
  ...other enzymes to several other [[prostaglandin]]s (which are mediators of pain, [[inflammation]], and fever) and to [[thromboxane A2|thromboxane A<sub>2</ ...http://www.imedicine.com/DisplayTopic.asp?bookid=99&topic=12021 | title = Pain Medications | date = 2006-02-13 | publisher = eMedicine | accessdate = 2010
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• Mercury (element)
  ...-07|publisher=Oxford University}}</ref> Mercury can cause both chronic and acute poisoning. ...00003|title=Chronic Mercury Poisoning from a Single Brief Exposure}}</ref> Acute exposure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nerv
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• Morphine
  *[[Pain relief]] or [[analgesia]] ...orphine acts directly on the [[central nervous system]] (CNS) to relieve [[pain]]. Morphine has a high potential for [[Substance use disorder|addiction]];
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• Paracetamol
  ...is a widely used [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer). ...ref>[http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/106/index.html ''Control of Pain in Adults with Cancer'' Sign Guidelines '''106''' Section 6.1 and 7.1.1].</
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• Diazepam
  ...id onset of action and high efficacy rates which is important for managing acute seizures; benzodiazepines also have a relatively low toxicity in overdose.< Diazepam is mainly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and symptoms of acute [[alcohol withdrawal]]. It is also used as a [[premedication]] for inducing
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• Cicuta
  ...nitial symptoms reported may include [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[abdominal pain]], [[tremor]]s, [[confusion]], weakness, [[dizziness]], and drowsiness;<ref ...|title=Accidental ingestion of water hemlock. Report of two patients with acute and chronic effects |journal=California Medicine|volume=119 |issue=2 |pages
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• Strychnine tree
  ...s center. The senses of smell, touch, hearing and vision are rendered more acute. It improves pulse and raises blood pressure and can be used as a tonic for ...erbal medicine to unblock channels and reduce swelling. It also alleviates pain and can treat abscesses and yin-type ulcers. In traditional Chinese treatme
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• Chelidonium
  ...Organization]] |location=[[Rome]] |isbn=92-5-104294-2}}</ref> Despite this acute toxicity, sanguinarine is present in such small quantities that the LD50 do ...n the gallbladder and has been reputed to treat gallstones and gallbladder pain. As far back as [[Pliny the Elder]] and Dioscorides (1st century CE) this h
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...rnal=Eur J Ophthalmol |year=2009 |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=170–2 |title=Acute anticholinergic syndrome from Atropa belladonna mistaken for blueberries |a ...able bowel syndrome]] (irritable colon, spastic colon, mucous colitis) and acute [[enterocolitis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donnatal.com/prescribing-i
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• Red eye (medicine)
  ...re many causes of a red eye including [[conjunctivitis]], [[blepharitis]], acute [[glaucoma]], [[eye injury|injury]], [[subconjunctival hemorrhage]], inflam ...' is usually present in eyes with corneal inflammation, iridocyclitis or [[acute glaucoma]], though not simple conjunctivitis.
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• Behçet's disease of the optic nerve
  ...ve [[optic atrophy]] and visual loss associated with Behçet's does occur. Acute optic neuropathy and more specifically, [[Anterior ischemic optic neuropath ...visual symptoms may herald the onset of CNS manifestations of the disease. Acute optic neuropathy may be unilateral or bilateral at its onset and may recur
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• Graves' ophthalmopathy
  About 3-5% have severe disease with intense pain, and sight-threatening corneal ulceration or compression of the optic nerve ...clude irritation, grittiness, [[photophobia]], tearing and blurred vision. Pain is not typical, but patients often complain of pressure in the orbit. Peri
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• Lisinopril
  ...trend to a small delay in time taken to reach peak serum concentrations in acute myocardial infarction patients. Declining serum concentrations exhibit a pr The oral bioavailability of lisinopril in patients with acute myocardial infarction is similar to that in healthy volunteers.
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• Depleted uranium
  The actual acute and chronic toxicity of DU is also a point of medical controversy. Multipl |Acute cholinergic toxicity; Dose-dependent accumulation in cortex, midbrain, and
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• Phenazopyridine
  ...e]], has a local [[analgesic]] effect. It is often used to alleviate the [[pain]], [[irritation]], discomfort, or [[Urinary urgency|urgency]] caused by [[u | title = Acute hemolytic anaemia due to phenazopyridine hydrochloride in G-6-PD deficient
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• Ambroxol
  Ambroxol also provides pain relief in acute sore throat. ...en the patient is swallowing. The main goal of treatment is thus to reduce pain. The main property of Ambroxol for treating sore throat is the local anaest
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• Phenylephrine
  * [[Tylenol]] Sinus Congestion & Pain ...a single dose of phenylephrine 10 mg compared with placebo in adults with acute nasal congestion due to the common cold | journal=Clinical Therapeutics | v
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• Fever
  ...e journal |author=Axelrod YK, Diringer MN |title=Temperature management in acute neurologic disorders |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=585– ...e journal |author=Axelrod YK, Diringer MN |title=Temperature management in acute neurologic disorders |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=585–
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