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  2. Prism correction - Wikipedia

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    A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. Thus a prism of 1 Δ would produce 1 cm visible displacement at 100 cm, or 1 metre. This can be represented mathematically as: = ⁡ where is the amount of prism correction in prism dioptres, and is the angle of deviation of the light.

  3. Esophoria - Wikipedia

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    Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria. Cause

  4. Angiotensin II receptor blocker - Wikipedia

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    Medical uses. Angiotensin II receptor blockers are used primarily for the treatment of hypertension where the patient is intolerant of ACE inhibitor therapy primarily because of persistent and/or dry cough. [6] They do not inhibit the breakdown of bradykinin or other kinins, and are thus only rarely associated with the persistent dry cough and ...

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    ambiguous meaning, write out "days" or "doses". D5LR. dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution ( intravenous sugar solution ) D5NS. dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) ( intravenous sugar solution ) D5W, D 5 W. dextrose 5% in water ( intravenous sugar solution ) D10W, D 10 W. dextrose 10% in water ( intravenous sugar solution )

  6. Exercise is an extraordinary 'drug,' so why aren't physicians ...

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    Partly because it's easier to prescribe a pill or surgery. We are a prescription nation. According to researchers at the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center, almost 70 percent of Americans take ...

  7. Scientists Discover Anti-Aging Therapy That Could Add Years ...

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    The results were significant: Researchers found that mice treated with the anti-IL-11 drug showed a median lifespan extension of 22.5% in males and 25% in females, living an average of 155 weeks ...

  8. 4 key things to know when you’re caring for someone ... - AOL

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    Stay strong. Take care of your own health. Make sure you get enough sleep, eat well, take a break from time to time, and maintain social networks. Keep up with your regular health checkups and let ...

  9. Ambulatory blood pressure - Wikipedia

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    Ambulatory blood pressure, as opposed to office blood pressure, is the blood pressure over the course of the full 24-hour sleep-wake cycle. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ( ABPM) measures blood pressure at regular intervals throughout the day and night. It avoids the white coat hypertension effect in which a patient's blood pressure is ...