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Carotid sinus massage
Carotid sinus massage is a medical procedure used to diagnose and sometimes treat certain types of abnormal heart rhythms. It...
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Amniotic fluid
A nourishing and protecting fluid contained by the amnion of a pregnant female. It consists primarily water but also contains...
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Sjogren’s syndrome
1292 Autoimmune epithelial inflammation characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and epithelial cells in multiple sites. A systemic chronic...
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Deferasirox (Jadenu)
An iron chelator indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions in patients two years of...
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Vaginal microbiotica and probiotics
Vaginal Microbiota and the Use of Probiotics The human vagina is inhabited by microbes of over 50 species. Lactobacilli are...
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Body composition
60% water in men, 50% in women, body fat ranges from under 10% in well trained athletes to nearly 50%...
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Graft versus leukemia
Demonstrated in a variety of malignancies with chronic myelogenous leukemia the most sensitive disease to date. Reported to occur in...
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Corneal abrasion
Accounts for the majority of closed eye injuries in adults presenting to the ED. Treatment is symptomatic with analgesia, topical...
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Critical illness
See ICU(Intensive care unit) Critical care accounts for 20% of US health costs and 1% of the gross national domestic...
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