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  2. Paracetamol poisoning - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of paracetamol toxicity occur in three phases. The first phase begins within hours of overdose, and consists of nausea, vomiting, a pale appearance, and sweating. [10] However, patients often have no specific symptoms or only mild symptoms in the first 24 hours of poisoning.

  3. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, many cases of excoriation disorder have been documented to begin in children under the age of 10. One small survey of patients with excoriation disorder found that 47.5% of them had an early onset of excoriation disorder that began before age 10. [3] Traumatic childhood events may initiate the behavior. [citation needed]

  4. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    According to a study conducted by Whitcome, et al., lumbar lordosis can increase from an angle of 32 degrees at 0% fetal mass (i.e. non-pregnant women or very early in pregnancy) to 50 degrees at 100% fetal mass (very late in pregnancy). Postpartum, the angle of the lordosis declines and can reach the angle prior to pregnancy.

  5. Pyogenic granuloma - Wikipedia

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    Pyogenic granulomas can grow rapidly and often bleed profusely with little or no trauma. They may exude an oil-like substance, causing the surface to be damp. This is especially true if the granuloma is located on the scalp.

  6. Antepartum bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Vaginal bleeding from atrophy, vaginitis, and ulcers also attribute to minor haemorrhaging. Similarly, varicosities, tumours or inflammation in the vulva can cause minor antepartum haemorrhaging. Non genital tract bleeding caused by haematuria or haemorrhoids can often be mistaken for antepartum haemorrhaging and are typically harmless. [24 ...

  7. Body-focused repetitive behavior - Wikipedia

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    The cause of BFRBs is unknown. [citation needed]Emotional variables may have a differential impact on the expression of BFRBs. [5]Research has suggested that the urge to repetitive self-injury is similar to a body-focused repetitive behavior but others have argued that for some the condition is more akin to a substance abuse disorder.

  8. Cervical pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The more advanced the pregnancy, the higher the risk for major bleeding necessitating a hysterectomy. [9] On very rare occasions, a cervical pregnancy results in the birth of a live baby; [10] typically, the pregnancy is in the upper part of the cervical canal and manages to extend into the lower part of the uterine cavity.

  9. Thalidomide scandal - Wikipedia

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    Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as phocomelia, as well as thousands of ...