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The toxic levels for lithium carbonate are close to the therapeutic levels. Signs of toxicity include fine hand tremor, polyuria, mild thirst, nausea, general discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness, muscular weakness, lack of coordination, ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, and blurred vision.
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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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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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
Starting at the waist, apply circular two-handed petrissage over the entire right side. Keep hands ...
Effleurage to the entire limb with moderate pressure, followed by nerve strokes as a finishing ...
Rub the ears between your thumbs and index fingers. Follow the curves to rub the entire ear, ...
Use friction to mobilize the entire scalp. Place the fingers on the scalp, and move the skin over ...
Stretch shoulder in horizontal flexion by grasping at the forearm and reaching the entire arm across ...
(A) Effleurage to entire arm to apply oil or lotion. (B) Apply with flat palms and fingers from ...