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Chloride - urine

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Illustrations Male urinary system HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Chloride is a negatively charged molecule known as an electrolyte. It works with other electrolytes, such as potassium, salt (sodium), and carbon dioxide (CO2), to help keep the proper balance of body fluids and maintain the body's acid-base balance. A test can be done to measure the amount of chloride in a urine sample. - 0 Comments

Calcium - ionized

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Illustrations Blood test HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Ionized calcium is calcium that is freely flowing in your blood and not attached to proteins. It is also called free calcium. All cells need calcium in order to work. - 0 Comments

Serum chloride

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Illustrations Blood test HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Chloride is a negatively charged molecule known as an electrolyte. It works with other electrolytes, such as potassium, salt (sodium), and carbon dioxide (CO2), to help keep the proper balance of body fluids and maintain the body's acid-base balance. The serum chloride test measures the amount of chloride in the fluid portion of the blood. - 0 Comments

Jerusalem cherry poisoning

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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition The Jerusalem cherry is a plant that belongs to the same family as the deadly nightshade. It has small, round red and orange fruit. Jerusalem cherry poisoning occurs when someone eats pieces of this plant. - 0 Comments

Methyl salicylate overdose

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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Methyl salicylate is a wintergreen-scented chemical found in many over-the-counter products, including muscle ache creams. Methyl salicylate overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of a product containing this substance. See also: Sports cream overdose Alternative Names Deep heating rubs overdose; Oil of wintergreen overdose Poisonous Ingredient

Methyl salicylate

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Deep-heating creams (Ben Gay, Icy Hot) used to relieve sore muscles and joints
Oil of wintergreen
Solutions for vaporizers

Note: This list may not include all products that contain methyl salicytate. - 0 Comments

Lithium toxicity

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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Lithium is a medication used to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression). This article focuses on lithium overdose, or toxicity.

Acute toxicity occurs when you intentionally or accidentally swallow too much of a lithium prescription.
Chronic toxicity occurs when you slowly take a little too much of a lithium prescription every day for a while. - 0 Comments
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H2 receptor antagonists overdose

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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition H2 receptor antagonists are medicines that help decrease stomach acid. H2 receptor antagonist overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of this medication. Alternative Names Cimetidine overdose; Tagamet overdose; Ranitidine overdose; Zantac overdose; Famotidine overdose; Pepcid overdose; Nizatidine overdose; Axid overdose Poisonous Ingredient

Cimetidine
Ranitidine
Famotidine
Nizatidine

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Changes in the newborn at birth

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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition At birth, an infant's body undergoes a number of changes that allow it to survive outside the womb and adapt to life in a new environment. Alternative Names Birth - changes in the newborn Information LUNGS AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM While the fetus is in the womb, it "breathes" by exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide through the mother's circulation via the placenta. Most of the blood does not go through the developing baby's lungs. - 0 Comments

Aspiration

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Illustrations Aspiration HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Definition Aspiration means to draw in or out using a sucking motion. This medical term has two meanings, depending on how it is used:

Aspiration can mean breathing in a foreign object (such as sucking food into the airway).
The term can also refer to a medical procedure that removes harmful or misplaced substances from an area of the body. These substances can be air, body fluids, or bone fragments. - 0 Comments
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Chloride - urine

Calcium - ionized

Serum chloride

Jerusalem cherry poisoning

Methyl salicylate overdose

Lithium toxicity

H2 receptor antagonists overdose

Changes in the newborn at birth

Aspiration

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