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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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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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• Atenolol
  Atenolol can be used to treat cardiovascular diseases and conditions such as [[hypertension]], [[coronary heart disease]], [[arrhythmia]]s, [[an Serious side effects may require urgent medical attention. Some of these side effects are rare and others (not mentioned in
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• Digoxin
  ...= Digoxin comes from Digitalis lanata | year = 1996 | journal = [[British Medical Journal]] | format = letter | volume = 312 | issue = 7035 | pages = 912 | u
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• Dopamine
  ...edicalnewstoday.com/articles/94023.php ''Dopamine Involved In Aggression - Medical News Today'']</ref> ...minergic neurotransmission have also been demonstrated in painful clinical conditions, including [[burning mouth syndrome]],<ref>Jääskeläinen SK, Rinne JO, Fo
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• Acetic acid
  By altering the process conditions, [[acetic anhydride]] may also be produced on the same plant. Because both ...id]]. These side-products are also commercially valuable, and the reaction conditions may be altered to produce more of them where needed. However, the separatio
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• Salbutamol
  ...>-adrenergic receptor agonist]] used for the relief of [[bronchospasm]] in conditions such as [[asthma]] and [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]. It is mar Salbutamol is specifically indicated in the following conditions:
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• Potassium chloride
  ==Biological and medical properties== ...f> Medically it is used in the treatment of [[hypokalemia]] and associated conditions, for [[digitalis]] [[poison]]ing, and as an [[electrolyte]] replenisher.<re
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• Cortisol
  ...hesis ([[glycogenesis]]) in the [[liver]].<ref>Baynes, J., Dominiczak, M., Medical Biochemistry. Elsevier Limited; Third Edition (2009). ISBN 978-0-323-05371- ...n]].<ref>Weber, C.E. (1984) “Copper Response to Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Medical Hypotheses 15: 333,.on p334.</ref> Particularly valuable for immunity is th
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• Ibuprofen
  ...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 ...considered the maximum daily dose for over-the-counter use, though under [[medical direction]], the maximum amount of ibuprofen for adults is 800 milligrams p
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• Epinephrine
  ...epinephrine''. The term ''epinephrine'' is often shortened to '''epi''' in medical jargon.<ref name="isbn0-89262-438-8">{{cite book |author= Gail Askew and Ma ...muscle.<ref name="sabyasachi">{{cite book |author=Sabyasachi Sircar |title=Medical Physiology |publisher=Thieme Publishing Group |location= |year=2007 |pages=
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• Mercury (element)
  ...perature and pressure]]; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is [[bromine]].<ref>Green, J. and Damji, S. ''Chemistry'', Melton: IBID Pre ...nstead of mercury. Mercury thermometers are still occasionally used in the medical field because they are more accurate than alcohol thermometers, though both
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• Morphine
  ...ith integral needle for immediate use. From WWII. On display at the [[Army Medical Services Museum]].]] ...heroin addicts when heroin is scarce, all other things being equal; local conditions and user preference may cause [[hydromorphone]], [[oxymorphone]], high-dose
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• Paracetamol
  ...algesic as well as antipyretic properties, and was quickly introduced into medical practice under the name of [[Antifebrin]] by A. Cahn and P. Hepp in 1886.<r ...n, [[phenol]] is strongly activating, thus the reaction requires only mild conditions (cf. the nitration of benzene):
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• Ephedrine
  ==Medical use== ...y Committee. [[British National Formulary]], 47th edition. London: British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; 2004. ISBN 0
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• Diazepam
  ...w.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2006/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Diazepam|title=Diazepam|work=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)|publisher= National Library of Medicine|accessdate= ...accessdate = 2006-03-12 }}</ref> Diazepam is used to treat a wide range of conditions and has been one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the world
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• EDTA
  ...ursor (chemistry)|precursor]] to that ligand. At very low pH (very acidic conditions) the fully protonated H₆Y²⁺ forms predominates (where ...rence > Complementary Medicine > EDTA overview|work=University of Maryland Medical Center|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.or
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• Digitalis lanata
  ...also prefers sandy, loamy, and clay soils. It can grow under dry or moist conditions. Seeds develop in pods that have small hooks, enabling the pods to be trans ==Medical uses==
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• Phytolacca americana
  skin conditions (especially when accompanied by a poultice on the lesions.) Also for *{{cite book |author=Elvin-Lewis, Memory P. F.; Lewis, Walter Hepworth |title=Medical botany: plants affecting human health |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |locatio
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• Strychnine tree
  == Medical Uses == ...irculatory problems, eye diseases, depression, migraine headaches, nervous conditions, problems related to menopause, and respiratory diseases in the elderly. In
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• Hellebore
  ...hellebore. They are generally easy to maintain and share the same planting conditions as the standard hellebore. ...sanity. "Black hellebore" is also toxic, causing [[tinnitus]], [[vertigo (medical)|vertigo]], stupor, thirst, a feeling of suffocation, swelling of the tongu
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• Digitalis
  ...William Withering]], in 1785,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Goldthorp WO|title=Medical Classics: An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medicinal Uses by Will
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• Locoweed
  ...ck poisoned by chronic ingestion of large amounts of swainsonine develop a medical condition known as '''locoism''' (also '''swainsonine disease''',<ref name= ...l more plants, some of which also are reported to cause locoism or medical conditions similar to locoism. The first report of locoism in [[South America]], invo
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• Nerium oleander
  === Medical treatment required === ...dministered to help absorb any remaining toxins.<ref name=Inchem/> Further medical attention may be required and will depend on the severity of the poisoning
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• Euphorbia
  ...ian] in A Mini-Course in [http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/syllabus/index.html Medical Botany]</ref> and on the [[Canary Islands]] as "tabaibas".<ref>[http://www. ...and only produce female flowers in the cyathia with maturity or as growing conditions improve.
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...lamine]], [[hyoscyamine]], and [[atropine]] which, while having legitimate medical uses at low doses, induce [[delirium]] and [[hallucination]]s when ingested ...[dormancy]]. Germination takes several weeks under alternating temperature conditions but can be sped up with the use of [[gibberellic acid]].<ref>{{cite journal
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• Temazepam
  ...azepam should be avoided, when possible, in individuals with the following conditions: ...em|CNS]] depression, and include [[somnolence]], [[dizziness]], [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[ataxia]], [[headache]], [[lethargy]], impairment of [[memory]
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...lack selected for its editor Dr. [[Thomas Stewart Traill]], a professor of medical jurisprudence at Edinburgh University. When Dr. Traill fell ill, he was ass ...oy hundreds of women to write unsigned articles; some women, such as Irish medical expert Harriet Hennessy, even rose to be (uncredited) department editors.<r
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• Homeostasis
  ...lators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions. ...lows an organism to function effectively in a broad range of environmental conditions. For example, ectotherms tend to become sluggish at low temperatures, where
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• Red eye (medicine)
  ...care doctor when presented with a red eye is to assess whether it is an [[medical emergency|emergency]] in need of referral and immediate action, or instead ...y by iridocyclitis or acute-closure glaucoma, but not by relatively benign conditions.
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• Marcus Gunn pupil
  '''Marcus Gunn pupil''' ('''relative afferent pupillary defect''') is a [[medical sign]] observed during the [[swinging-flashlight test]]<ref>{{cite web |url [[Anisocoria]] is absent. A Marcus Gunn pupil is seen, among other conditions, in [[optic neuritis]].
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• Propolis
  ==Medical uses== Natural medicine practitioners use propolis for the relief of various conditions, including [[inflammation]]s, viral diseases, [[peptic ulcer|ulcer]]s, supe
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