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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
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Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
This older woman is exploring new avenues of enjoyment as she avoids stagnation in her later years
Paul Colin, Figure of a Woman.
Menkaure with a Woman, probably Khamerernebty, from valley temple of Menkaure, Giza.
In Hindu marriages, the roles of husband and wife are firmly established. Neither this woman, whom I ...
Style of the Achilles Painter: WOMAN AND MAID
South American Indigenous Woman and Child