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- 23:10, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+235) . . N Dicloxacillin (Created page with "Dicloxacillin is a penicillin-like antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia and bone, ear, skin, and urinary tract infections. Antibiotics...") (current)
- 23:10, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+741) . . N Rifampin (Created page with "Rifampin is used with other medications to treat tuberculosis (TB; a serious infection that affects the lungs and sometimes other parts of the body). Rifampin is also used to tre...") (current)
- 23:09, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+172) . . N Metronidazole (Created page with "Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antibiotic medication used particularly for anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. Metronidazole is an antibiotic, amebicide, and antiprotozoal.") (current)
- 23:09, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+117) . . N Trimethoprim (Created page with "Trimethoprim is a bacteriostatic antibiotic mainly used in the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections.") (current)
- 23:08, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . N Tretinoin (Created page with "Tretinoin is the acid form of vitamin A and is also known as all-trans retinoic acid or ATRA. It is a drug commonly used to treat acne vulgaris and keratosis pilaris.") (current)
- 23:08, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . N Hydrocortisone (Created page with "Hydrocortisone is a naturally-occurring corticosteroid produced by the adrenal glands.") (current)
- 23:07, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . N Nystatin (Created page with "Nystatin (originally named Fungicidin) is a polyene antifungal medication to which many molds and yeast infections are sensitive, including Candida. Due to its toxicity profile, ...") (current)
- 23:06, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+500) . . N Candida albicans (Created page with "Candida albicans prefers people. Candida enters newborn infants during or shortly after birth. Usually, the growth of the yeast is kept in check by the infant's immune system and...") (current)
- 23:05, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+593) . . N Retinoid (Created page with "The retinoids are a class of chemical compounds that are related chemically to vitamin A. Retinoids are used in medicine, primarily due to the way they regulate epithelial cell g...") (current)
- 23:05, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+319) . . N Onychomycosis (Created page with "Onychomycosis means fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all nail abnormalities. This condition may affect to...") (current)
- 23:04, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . N Tinea unguium (Redirected page to Onychomycosis) (current)
- 23:03, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Dermatophytoses (Created page with "Dermatophytoses are fungal infections of keratin in the skin and nails (nail infection is called tinea unguium).") (current)
- 23:02, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+506) . . N Tremor (Created page with "A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving to-and-fro movements (oscillations or twitching) of one or more body parts. It is the m...") (current)
- 23:01, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . Hypoglycemia (current)
- 23:01, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . N Hypoglycemia (Created page with " Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs when your blood sugar (glucose) is too low. Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL is considered low. Blood sugar at or below this level can har...")
- 23:00, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Ketoacidosis (Created page with "Ketoacidosis is a metabolic state associated with high concentrations of ketone bodies, formed by the breakdown of fatty acids and the deamination of amino acids. The two common ...") (current)
- 23:00, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . N Insulin shock (Created page with "Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs when your blood sugar (glucose) is too low. Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL is considered low. Blood sugar at or below this level can harm you.") (current)
- 22:59, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+460) . . N Hirsutism (Created page with "Hirsutism or frazonism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally occur or is minimal - for example, a beard or chest ha...")
- 22:58, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+320) . . N Glucosuria (Created page with "Glycosuria or glucosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine. Ordinarily, urine contains no glucose because the kidneys are able to reclaim all of the filtered glucose bac...") (current)
- 22:58, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+450) . . N Ketonuria (Created page with "A condition in which abnormally high amounts of ketone bodies (a byproduct of the breakdown of cells) are present in the urine. Ketonuria is a sign seen in diabetes mellitus tha...") (current)
- 22:57, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+692) . . N Lordosis (Created page with "Lordosis is the inward curvature of a portion of the lumbar and cervical vertebral column. Two segments of the vertebral column, namely cervical and lumbar, are normally lordotic...") (current)
- 22:55, 18 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+274) . . N Scoliosis (Created page with "Scoliosis is an abnormal curving of the spine. Your spine is your backbone. It runs straight down your back. Everyone’s spine naturally curves a tiny bit. But people with scoli...") (current)
- 17:17, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+323) . . N Hyperthermia (Created page with "Hyperthermia is an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation. Hyperthermia occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. When the eleva...") (current)
- 17:17, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+946) . . m Hyperkalemia (current)
- 17:16, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,621) . . N Hyperkalemia (Created page with "Hyperkalemia is a medical condition characterized by elevated levels of potassium in the blood. Depending on the amount of potassium involved, this condition can be life threaten...")
- 17:16, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+323) . . N Furosemide (Created page with "Furosemide is a loop diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema. It is most commonly marketed by Sanofi-Aventis under the brand name Lasix, and also und...") (current)
- 17:15, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . Hydrochlorothiazide (current)
- 17:15, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+450) . . N Hydrochlorothiazide (Created page with " Hydrochlorothiazide is a first-line diuretic drug of the thiazide class that acts by inhibiting the kidneys' ability to retain water. This reduces the volume of the blood, ...")
- 17:14, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+383) . . N Mannitol (Created page with "Mannitol is a white, crystalline sugar alcohol with the chemical formula (C6H8(OH)6). It is used as an osmotic diuretic agent and a weak renal vasodilator. It was originally isol...") (current)
- 17:11, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+600) . . N Spironolactone (Created page with "Spironolactone is used to treat certain patients with hyperaldosteronism (the body produces too much aldosterone, a naturally occurring hormone); low potassium levels; and in pat...") (current)
- 17:11, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+24) . . N Aciclovir (Redirected page to Acyclovir) (current)
- 17:10, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+422) . . N Acyclovir (Created page with "Aciclovir or acyclovir, chemical name acycloguanosine, abbreviated as ACV, is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug, marketed under trade names such as Cyclovir, Herpex, Acivir...") (current)
- 17:10, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Vidarabine (Created page with "Vidarabine or adenine arabinoside is an antiviral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.") (current)
- 17:09, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+356) . . N Iododeoxyuridine (Created page with "Idoxuridine is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug. It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyuridine, similar enough to be incorporated into viral DNA replication...") (current)
- 17:09, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+317) . . N Trifluridine (Created page with "Trifluridine (also called trifluorothymidine or TFT) is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug, used primarily on the eye. It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyu...") (current)
- 17:08, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+112) . . N Fluoroquinolone (Created page with "Any of a subgroup of fluorine-substituted quinolones, having a broader spectrum of activity than nalidixic acid.") (current)
- 17:08, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+747) . . N Acute otitis (Created page with "Acute otitis media (AOM) is most often purely viral and self-limited, as it usually accompanies viral URI (upper respiratory infection). There is congestion of the ears and perha...") (current)
- 17:07, 14 October 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+686) . . N Tonsillectomy (Created page with "Tonsillectomy is a 3,000-year-old surgical procedure in which, traditionally, each tonsil is removed from a recess in the side of the pharynx called the tonsillar fossa. The proc...") (current)
- 23:52, 27 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+156) . . N Premise (Created page with "A premise is a statement that an argument claims will induce or justify a conclusion. In other words: a premise is an ''assumption'' that something is true.") (current)
- 23:51, 27 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N Surmise (Created page with "To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence. '''See:''' Conjecture") (current)
- 23:51, 27 September 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . N Conjecture (Created page with "A '''conjecture''' is a proposition that is unproven. See: Surmise") (current)
- 16:21, 31 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . N Testis (Redirected page to Testes) (current)