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Anesthetic, general
An anesthetic that puts the person to sleep
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- Cough suppressant A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough
- Estrogen-associated hypercoagulability >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Methadone treatment program A program for opiate addicts, usually conducted in an outpatient setting. These programs use a long-acting…
- APC APC has several very different meanings in medicine. See each of the following separate entries:1. APC…
- Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) Gas bubbles traveling and lodging (embolizing) in the arteries that supply the brain with blood (and oxygen)…
- Syphilis test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Evacuation supplies kit Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in…
- Fever, Lassa See: Lassa fever
- Velpeau hernia Hernia: A hernia in the groin in front of the femoral blood vessels. A hernia ('rupture') is a protrusion of…
- Perinatology A subspecialty of obstetrics concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for…
- Neonatal intensive care unit An intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn babies. Abbreviated NICU. Also called a newborn…