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  2. Alcohol inhalation - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol inhalation is a method of administering alcohol directly into the respiratory system, with aid of a vaporizing or nebulizing device or bag. It is chiefly applied for recreational use, when it is also referred to as alcohol smoking, but it has medical applications for testing on laboratory rats, and treatment of pulmonary edema and viral pneumonia.

  3. Nasal irrigation - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a fact sheet recommending one of four methods to make the water safe: [8] Boil: Use water that has been previously boiled for 1 minute and left to cool. At elevations above 6,500 feet, boil for 3 minutes. Filter: Use a filter designed to remove some water-loving germs.

  4. Nebulizer - Wikipedia

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    One such example is the treatment of inhalation of toxic hydrofluoric acid (HF) vapors. [8] Calcium gluconate is a first-line treatment for HF exposure to the skin. By using a nebulizer, calcium gluconate is delivered to the lungs as an aerosol to counteract the toxicity of inhaled HF vapors.

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    common water aq. dest. aqua destillata: distilled water aq. ferv. aqua fervens: hot water a.l., a.s. auris laeva, auris sinistra: left ear a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.s." or "o.l", meaning left eye ATC around the clock a.u. auris utraque: both ears a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.u.", meaning both eyes BDS, b.d.s.

  6. Pulmonary drug delivery - Wikipedia

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    Pulmonary drug delivery is mainly utilized for topical applications in the lungs, such as the use of inhaled beta-agonists, corticosteroids and anticholinergic agents for the treatment of asthma and COPD, the use of inhaled mucolytics and antibiotics for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CT) and respiratory viral infections, [1] and the use of inhaled prostacyclin analogs for the treatment of ...

  7. This gadget turns ordinary tap water into a super ... - AOL

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    Used as directed, OzoneClean requires only one minute to reach that same level of sanitizing efficacy on common household bacteria. And it does so by using nothing but normal tap water!”

  8. Distilled water - Wikipedia

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    Bottle for distilled water in the Real Farmacia in Madrid. Distilled water is water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container. Impurities in the original water that do not boil below or near the boiling point of water remain in the original container. Thus, distilled water is a type of purified water.

  9. Analytical nebulizer - Wikipedia

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    The design is larger but essentially the same as modern analytical nebulizers. The first one developed for spectrometers was a glass design developed by Dr. Meinhard of California in 1973. [2] His design enabled early ICP users to have a consistent sample introduction nebulizer, but it plugged easily.