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An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]
Latin, "at one's pleasure"; as much as one desires; freely compare pro re nata, "as needed", which by convention includes an aspect of "up to some maximum". Similarly, compare s.o.s., q.l., and q.s. admov. admove admoveatur: apply [or] add add; let there be added ad us. ad usum: according to custom æq. æquales: equal agit. agita
One langmuir corresponds to an exposure of 10 −6 Torr during one second. [1] [2] For example, exposing a surface to a gas pressure of 10 −8 Torr for 100 seconds corresponds to 1 L. Similarly, keeping the pressure of oxygen gas at 2.5·10 −6 Torr for 40 seconds will give a dose of 100 L.
Recognized effects of higher acute radiation doses are described in more detail in the article on radiation poisoning.Although the International System of Units (SI) defines the sievert (Sv) as the unit of radiation dose equivalent, chronic radiation levels and standards are still often given in units of millirems (mrem), where 1 mrem equals 1/1,000 of a rem and 1 rem equals 0.01 Sv.
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“Mufasa,” “Sonic 3,” and “Nosferatu” took the top three spots on the Thursday box office chart, leaving Universal’s “Wicked” and Disney’s “Moana 2” to round out the top ...
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in "the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history," the White House announced Thursday. The ...
An elderly straphanger was randomly shoved onto subway tracks at the Herald Square station in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon, according to police. The 72-year-old victim was standing on the ...