During a woman’s physical examination, the nurse notes that the lower uterine segment is soft on palpation. The nurse would document this finding as:A.Hegar’s sign.B.McDonald’s sign.C.Chadwick’s sign.D.Goodell’s sign.
At approximately 6 weeks of gestation, softening and…
I love charts!
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Self-surgery is the act of performing a surgical procedure on oneself. It can be a rare manifestation of a psychological disorder, an attempt to avoid embarrassment or legal action, or an act taken in extreme circumstances out of necessity.
On April 30, 1961, Dr. Leonid Rogozov removed his own infected appendix at the Soviet Novolazarevskaja Research Station in Antarctica, as he was the only physician on staff. The operation lasted one hour and 45 minutes. Rogozov later reported on the surgery in the Information Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
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Utterly badass.
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Prozac - (fluoxetine)
Fluoxetine is approved for the treatment of major depression (including pediatric depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (in both adult and pediatric populations), bulimia nervosa, panic disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.[1]
Despite the availability of newer agents, fluoxetine remains extremely popular. In 2010, over 24.4 million prescriptions for generic formulations of fluoxetine were filled in the United States alone,[2] making it the third most prescribed antidepressant after sertraline (SSRI; became generic in 2006) and citalopram (SSRI; became generic in 2003) in that country.
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Prozac - (fluoxetine)
Fluoxetine is approved for the treatment of major depression (including pediatric depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder (in both adult and pediatric populations), bulimia nervosa, panic disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.[1]
Despite the availability of newer agents, fluoxetine remains extremely popular. In 2010, over 24.4 million prescriptions for generic formulations of fluoxetine were filled in the United States alone,[2] making it the third most prescribed antidepressant after sertraline (SSRI; became generic in 2006) and citalopram (SSRI; became generic in 2003) in that country.
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Q: If you were a cardiac enzyme, which one would your girlfriend prefer you be?
A: It depends. Myoglobin is more sensitive, but troponin stays up longer.
Ba da duh.
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This SciAm podcast looks at why you develop a fever as part of your immune response. It turns out it may be more than just to make your body less habitable for the invader …
I’ve always thought that when I get a fever, it’s my body trying to make things uncomfortable for the invading pathogen. And that’s often true—higher temperatures can inhibit the bad guys’ ability to replicate. But my fever may actually be a one-two-punch. In addition to slowing down the invader, the heat helps the immune system recruit more troops for a counter-attack.
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