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| sum of chemical rxns that provide energy fro vital processes in the body |
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| excessive thirst, often seen in patients with diabetes |
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (condition where the large blood vessel in the abdomen becomes abnormally large) |
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African American Male |
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Awake, alert, oriented
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Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of uterus and cervix) |
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Coronary artery bypass graft(given to patients who have had heart attacks to prevent future heart attacks) |
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Immunoglobulin G (Used to determine if patient has been infected by an organisms in the past)
Immunoglobulin M ("")
Isolated systolic hypertension (systolic blood pressure(top #) is higher than 140 and diastolic number is less than 90)
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Left ventricular hypertropy (heart size increase)
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Proxmial interrphalangeal (Bones in fingers of arthritis patients)
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rubs, gallops, murmurs (Abnormal heart sounds)
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Rest, ice, compression, elevation (Reduce swelling of sports injuries)
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Total abdominal hysterectomy
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-atadine (Antihistamine) |
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-bital (Barbiturate)
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-icam (NSAID)
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-lukast (Leukotriene receptor antagonist)
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-cillin (Antibiotic--penicillin)
-floxacin (Antibiotic--quinolone)
-mycin (Antibiotic--nonspecific)
-penem (Antibiotic--carbapenem)
-prim (Antibiotic--trimethoprim)
-pristin (Antibiotic--streptogramin) |
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Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) |
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-zosin (Alpha blocker)
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Blood clot prevention |
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-italopram (Selective serotonin receptor inhibitor)
-oxetine (Selective serotonin receptor inhibitor)
-pramine (Tricyclic antidepressant)
-triptyline (Tricyclic antidepressant)
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Diabetes |
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-formin (Biguanide)
-glitazone (Thiazolidnedione)
Gli-/gly- (Sulfonylurea)
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Erectile dysfunction |
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-afil
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Fungal Infection |
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-conazole
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GERD/ Heartburn
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-tidine
-prazole
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Hyperlipidemia (High Cholesterol)
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-vastatin
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-dipine
-olol
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-sartan
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Migraine |
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-triptan
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-sectron
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Osteoporosis |
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-dronate
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-adol
-codone
-morphone
-profen
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Psychosis |
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-peridone
-apine
-amivir
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Condition Treated:
Viral Infection |
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-mantadine
-navir
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