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From my understanding, Roux-en-Y surgery involves the removal of the majority of the stomach, with only a roughly egg-sized pouch left. The purpose is to not only restrict the amount of food the new &...
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Long bone fractures as well as liposuction procedures are known to cause fat embolism compromising the circulatory, respiratory, and the central nervous systems.
Since physical activity involves ...
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Attached below is a question from my textbook "Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Review, 4e" and I am confused because the solutions manual has the answer as B (0.5mV), implying ...
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I'm trying to purchase glasses online but I cannot figure out what the Spherical value is for the left eye (OS).
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I had an accident in August and eventually had a cast put on. The 2 pictures below are my x-rays from 7th August and October 23rd 2015.
I basically have 2 questions as I am considering going to ...
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I'm aware that the U.S. CDC defines BMI (Body Mass Index) as mass (in kg) divided by height squared (in meters squared.) The CDC then defines what ranges are considered underweight, healthy, or ...
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I've found some sites which claim that drinking hydrogen peroxide is "very" healthy for detoxification of the body. But these sites lack credible references.
As far as I remember from secondary ...
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I've noticed that leg amputations aren't usually done right at the knee joint. Instead, the amputation is done further up the leg -- up on the thigh bone.
Why cut midway up a good bone like the thigh ...
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I've come across mentions of ultrasound gel being essentially the same as lubricating gel, and I'm wondering if they can really be used interchangeably.
I'm assuming this would be true for anything ...
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I was diagnosed with PCOS a number of years ago. Recently, my OBGYN set up an ultrasound for me to check on the status of my ovarian-cysts. I just thought it would be a normal pelvic ultrasound ...
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