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• Lisinopril
  | excretion = Eliminated unchanged in Urine ...ngestive heart failure]], [[myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] and also in preventing [[kidney|renal]] and [[retina]]l complications of [[diabetes mel
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• Sodium channel blocker
  ...b>1.8 sodium channel blocker, attenuates neuropathic and inflammatory pain in the rat ...awa T, Tsujimura Y |title=Caffeine-induced block of Na⁺ current in guinea pig single ventricular cells |journal=Am J Physiol. |volume=261 |iss
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• Biopolymer
  ...in]]s, [[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, are [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid]] Chandra, R., and Rustgi, R., "Biodegradable Polymers", Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 23, p. 1273 (1998)
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• Depleted uranium
  ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and
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• Wood
  <!--THIS ARTICLE WAS STARTED IN AMERICAN SPELLING. PLEASE KEEP PER WP:ENGVAR--> ...as secondary [[xylem]] in the stems of [[tree]]s (and other woody plants). In a living tree it transfers [[water]] and [[nutrients]] to the [[leaves]] an
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• Phenylephrine
  ...imarily as a [[decongestant]], as an agent to dilate the [[pupil]], and to increase [[blood pressure]]. Phenylephrine has recently been marketed as a substitu ...t common [[Over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] (OTC) [[decongestant]] in the United States; [[oxymetazoline]] is a more common nasal spray. [[Pseudo
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• Fever
  ...ar=2008 |month=September |pmid=18788094 |doi= |url=}}</ref> This increase in set-point triggers increased [[muscle tone]] and [[shivering]]. As a person's temperature increases, there is, in general, a feeling of [[cold]] despite an increasing body temperature. Onc
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...omplete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO₂) and is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powere ...mans by combining with [[hemoglobin]] to form [[carboxyhemoglobin]] (HbCO) in the blood. This prevents oxygen binding to hemoglobin, reducing the oxygen-
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• Cancer
  ...cent tissues), and sometimes ''[[metastasis]]'' (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers d ...5 }}</ref> Cancer caused about 13% of [[causes of death|all human deaths]] in 2007<ref name="WHO">{{cite web | last =WHO | authorlink =World Health Organ
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• Work–life balance (United States)
  ...country’s states. Only men in exceptionally hazardous jobs were covered in early legislation and most had no limit to the number of hours their employ Ten-hour workdays were accepted in the [[agriculture]] industry during certain seasons and six-day workweeks w
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• Lead poisoning
  ...Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, [[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]]. ...e policies (e.g. laws that ban lead in products or reduce allowable levels in water or soil).
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• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  ...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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• Hemoglobin
  This article is written in AMERICAN ENGLISH. ...ont> subunits are in red and blue, and the iron-containing [[heme]] groups in green. From {{PDB|1GZX}} {{Proteopedia|Hemoglobin}}
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• List of eponymous medical signs
  ...] ||nephrology ||[[pyelonephritis]] || ||quantitative cells and casts in 24hr. urine ...ology, neurosurgery, ENT ||vestibular lesions || ||describes nystagmus in vestibular lesions
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• List of dog diseases
  ...ases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contai ...law. Please see the article [[dog health]] for information on this disease in dogs.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rabies: Introduction | work = The Merck Vete
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• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...r be part of an organic molecule ([[organophosphate]]). Bringing phosphate in any form into the cell and when needed transporting phosphate out of the ce ...[[Cell signaling|signaling]]. Outside the cell, phosphate may be dissolved in [[extracellular fluid]] (ECF) or form structures such as [[bone]] and [[tee
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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  ...stem cell]] or [[blood]]. Stem cell transplantation is a medical procedure in the fields of [[hematology]] and [[oncology]], most often performed for peo ...shorter time to engraftment, and may provide for a lower long-term relapse rate.
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• Vasospasm
  ...to tissue [[ischemia]] and death (necrosis). Cerebral vasospasm may arise in the context of [[subarachnoid hemorrhage]]. Symptomatic vasospasm or delay ...e TXA-2 and 5-HT which can induce contraction of the smooth muscle cells. In general the relaxations outweighs the contractions.
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• Vascular resistance
  ...n blood vessel diameter) increases SVR, whereas [[vasodilation]] (increase in diameter) decreases SVR. ...sured in [[mmHg]]) and cardiac output (measured in l/min), it can be given in mmHg·min/l. This is numerically equivalent to hybrid reference units (HRU)
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• Cardiac function curve
  ...position of the cardiac function curve and [[venous return curve]] is used in one hemodynamic model.<ref name="pmid12391065">{{cite journal |author=Breng ...he great veins. Swollen neck veins are often an indicator of this type of heart failure.
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