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Excessive Thirst

Overview, Causes, & Risk FactorsExcessive thirst is an abnormally strong desire to drink liquids. It can related to an underlying medical condition.What is going...

Pictures Of Anterior Lobe Of The Pituitary Gland

Pictures Of Anterior Lobe Of The Pituitary Gland. This brief article displays Pictures Of Anterior Lobe Of The Pituitary Gland. Please click on the image(s)...

Drug Interactions

Drug InteractionsDrug interactions occur when one drug in the body affects another drug that aperson is taking. The interaction can take many forms, and...

Calcium, Ionized

Overview & DescriptionThis test measures the levels of free calcium in the blood.Free calcium, or calcium not bound to blood proteins, is themetabolically active...

Dyspnea Shortness Of Breath

Overview, Causes, & Risk FactorsPeople with shortness of breath feel as though they can't get enough air or are "out of breath."What is going...

Blood Glucose Tests

Overview & DescriptionBlood glucose, also called blood sugar, is the amount of glucose circulatingin the blood. Glucose is a type of sugar. The body...

Eye Emergencies

Overview & DescriptionThere are three levels of eye emergencies:1. true emergencies that require immediate treatment within seconds or minutes2. urgent situations requiring diagnosis and...

Pictures Of Auditory Tube, Cartilage

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