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  2. Fat embolism syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Supportive treatment is the only proven treatment method. Supplemental oxygen can be given if a person has mild respiratory distress. [6] However, if a person has severe respiratory distress, either continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP), or mechanical ventilation using positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) [5] may be indicated.

  3. Fat removal procedures - Wikipedia

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    Liposuction is a type of cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the human body in an attempt to change its shape. [5] Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and it does not appear to affect obesity related problems. [6] [7] In the United States it is the most commonly done cosmetic surgery. [8] [9]

  4. Postanesthetic shivering - Wikipedia

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    Postanesthetic shivering is one of the leading causes of discomfort in patients recovering from general anesthesia. It usually results due to the anesthetic inhibiting the body's thermoregulatory capability, although cutaneous vasodilation (triggered by post-operative pain) may also be a causative factor.

  5. Twilight anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Twilight anesthesia is applied to various types of medical procedures and surgeries. It is a popular choice among surgeons and doctors who are performing anything from minor plastic surgeries to dental work, and procedures that do not require extensive operations or long durations in favor of less nausea and a limited recovery period after surgery.

  6. Liposuction - Wikipedia

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    Liposuction, or simply lipo, is a type of fat-removal procedure used in plastic surgery. [1] Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and does not appear to affect obesity-related problems.

  7. Pain management - Wikipedia

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    The exact medications recommended will vary by country and the individual treatment center, but the following gives an example of the WHO approach to treating chronic pain with medications. If, at any point, treatment fails to provide adequate pain relief, then the doctor and patient move onto the next step.

  8. Diclofenac - Wikipedia

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    Diclofenac, sold under the brand name Voltaren among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammatory diseases such as gout. [6] [9] It can be taken orally (swallowed by mouth), inserted rectally as a suppository, injected intramuscularly, injected intravenously, applied to the skin topically, or through eye drops.

  9. Carisoprodol - Wikipedia

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    The usual dose of 350 mg is unlikely to engender prominent side effects other than somnolence, and mild to significant euphoria or dysphoria, but the euphoria is generally short-lived due to the fast metabolism of carisoprodol into meprobamate and other metabolites; the euphoria derived is, according to new research, [citation needed] most likely due to carisoprodol's inherent, potent ...