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  2. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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    Causes: Medications related to cancer therapy, and osteoporosis in combination with dental surgery: Risk factors: Duration of anti-resorptive or anti-angiogenic drugs, intravenous vs by-mouth: Diagnostic method: Exposed bone >8 weeks: Differential diagnosis: Osteomyelitis, Osteoradionecrosis: Prevention: No definitive. Drug holiday for some ...

  3. Anticonvulsant - Wikipedia

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    Anticonvulsants suppress the excessive rapid firing of neurons during seizures. [6] Anticonvulsants also prevent the spread of the seizure within the brain. [7] Conventional antiepileptic drugs may block sodium channels or enhance γ-aminobutyric acid function. Several antiepileptic drugs have multiple or uncertain mechanisms of action. [8]

  4. Vitamin D and neurology - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin D regulates proconvulsant and anticonvulsant factors. More specifically, Vitamin D is involved in the down regulation of cytokine IL-6, which is a proconvulsant. [7] Additionally, vitamin D is associated with the up regulation of neurotrophic factors: GDNF and TN3. These neurotrophic factors are anticonvulsant. In the absence or ...

  5. Primidone - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, postmenopausal women taking anticonvulsants have a greater risk of fracture than their drug-naive counterparts. [33] Anticonvulsants affect the bones in many ways. They cause hypophosphatemia, hypocalcemia, low vitamin D levels, and increased parathyroid hormone. Anticonvulsants also contribute to the increased rate of fractures by ...

  6. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Acetazolamide is an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase.It is used for glaucoma, epilepsy (rarely), idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and altitude sickness. For the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP), acetazolamide inactivates carbonic anhydrase and interferes with the sodium pump, which decreases aqueous humor formation and thus lowers IOP.

  7. Damar Hamlin's life was saved by an AED. Here are 5 things ...

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    “I would do it, but like, when I get a little older,” he says. “Fear is not a real feeling. I mean, it's real, but I just have my own ways of dealing with it.

  8. Steroid-induced osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    To prevent steroid-induced osteoporosis, the steroid dose and duration should be as low and as short as possible. All patients on long term glucocorticoids (≥3 months) should be encouraged to do weightbearing exercise, avoid smoking and excess alcohol and take fall prevention measures. Daily calcium and vitamin d intake should be sufficient.

  9. Gender identity question, ethnicity option among new ... - AOL

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    The question allow also for respondents to complete a fill-in-the-blank box if the three previous options do not best suit them. Gender identity. Two questions relate to gender identity.