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  2. Electrical injury - Wikipedia

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    Between 10 volts and about 30 volts, skin exhibits non-linear but symmetric electrical characteristics. Above 20 volts, electrical characteristics are both non-linear and symmetric. Skin conductance can increase by several orders of magnitude in milliseconds. This should not be confused with dielectric breakdown, which occurs at hundreds of volts.

  3. History of birth control - Wikipedia

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    In medieval western Europe, any efforts to halt or prevent pregnancy were deemed immoral by the Catholic Church. [5] Women of the time still used a number of birth control measures such as coitus interruptus, inserting lily root and rue into the vagina, and infanticide after birth. [16]

  4. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    There is no known way to prevent type 1 diabetes. [5] Treatment with insulin is required for survival. [7] Insulin therapy is usually given by injection just under the skin but can also be delivered by an insulin pump. [11] A diabetic diet and exercise are important parts of management. [6] If left untreated, diabetes can cause many ...

  5. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    The cause of death due to starvation is usually an infection or the result of tissue breakdown. This is due to the body becoming unable to produce enough energy to fight off bacteria and viruses. The final stage of starvation includes signals like hair color loss, skin flaking, swelling in the extremities, and a bloated belly.

  6. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    Repeated picking of the skin, resulting in injuries; Recurring attempts to stop picking while relapses continually occur; Picking causes a substantial amount of distress and substantially impairs everyday functioning; The picking is not caused or cannot be better explained by physiological effects of a substance or a medical disorder

  7. Thyroid disease in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Hypothyroidism is common in pregnancy with an estimated prevalence of 2-3% and 0.3-0.5% for subclinical and overt hypothyroidism respectively. [8] Endemic iodine deficiency accounts for most hypothyroidism in pregnant women worldwide while chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine sufficient parts of the world.

  8. Blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    [17] [18] Loss of the normal fall in blood pressure at night is associated with a greater future risk of cardiovascular disease and there is evidence that night-time blood pressure is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular events than day-time blood pressure. [19]

  9. Darcy–Weisbach equation - Wikipedia

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    The head loss Δh (or h f) expresses the pressure loss due to friction in terms of the equivalent height of a column of the working fluid, so the pressure drop is =, where: Δh = The head loss due to pipe friction over the given length of pipe (SI units: m); [b]