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  2. List of medical mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...

  3. Hospital volunteer - Wikipedia

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    The uniforms were sewn by the girls in the class from material provided by the teacher – a red-and-white-striped fabric known as "candy stripe". The students chose East Orange General Hospital as the home for their class project. [1] [2] Red Cross pins and patches were also worn on the uniforms indicating completion of required Red Cross ...

  4. Transdermal analgesic patch - Wikipedia

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    Fentanyl patches are indicated only for patients with moderate to severe chronic pain who have been taking regular narcotic pain medication for more than a week and who are considered opioid-tolerant. Overdose can occur when patients use more patches than prescribed, change the patches too frequently, or expose the patches to extreme heat. [7]

  5. Loratadine - Wikipedia

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    Loratadine, sold under the brand name Claritin among others, is a medication used to treat allergies. [5] This includes allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and hives . [ 5 ] It is also available in drug combinations such as loratadine/pseudoephedrine , in which it is combined with pseudoephedrine , a nasal decongestant . [ 5 ]

  6. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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    Unlicensed assistive personnel are important members of the health care team who often hold a high level of experience and ability. While they do not require extensive health care training to practice their profession, manual dexterity and good interpersonal communication skills are usually necessary.

  7. Pseudoephedrine/loratadine - Wikipedia

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    A Clarinase Repetab tablet contains 5 mg loratadine in the tablet coating and 120 mg pseudoephedrine sulfate equally distributed between the tablet coating and the barrier-coated core.

  8. Nurse uniform - Wikipedia

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    Nurses wearing a traditional uniform consisting of a dress, apron and cap. A British staff nurse in a type of uniform dress that has been common since the 1980s. A nurse uniform is attire worn by nurses for hygiene and identification. The traditional nurse uniform consists of a dress, apron and cap. It has existed in many variants, but the ...

  9. Scrubs (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Scrubs, sometimes called surgical scrubs or nursing scrubs, are the sanitary clothing worn by physicians, nurses, dentists and other workers involved in patient care. Originally designed for use by surgeons and other operating room personnel, who would put them on when sterilizing themselves, or "scrubbing in", before surgery , they are now ...