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But it can lead to deadly conditions quite easily. Extreme pain can raise blood pressure to the point of inducing strokes. IIRC, this was a problem with burn patients undergoing tissue debridements. I'd love to see a reference for that - do you have anything or are you just relating your vaguely re...

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I was aware of Auer rods, but I honestly did not know this term existed until late into my exam preparation.

Edit: And I think I set off the word filter? Link appears to be working, though.

Well, it's a very big needle and a decent amount of fluid withdrawn: Link I imagine it would hurt plenty, since the procedure is usually done under general anaesthesia, but hopefully not hurt like burning hell - the injury is less bad than breaking an arm, but honestly I have no idea how it feels to...

That's good to hear. That you get a rebound like that (and take a short-acting tranquilizer for an extended duration at all) still makes me queasy, so I'd suggest to ask your doctor for an alternative to Xanax. Ideally something that's not technically addictive. I can't really say more about possibl...

@LR: Decongestants reduce swelling of the nasal mucosa, they don't stop it from producing mucus if there's serious inflammation going on. The intended effect is usually to facilitate a runny nose by opening the way, so whatever virus you have up there can be flushed out with your snot and your sinus...

Time and rest. Add a mild painkiller if it's really distressing - like paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen. Get moving and again as soon as you can tolerate it: Muscle soreness is localized swelling and inflammation from microtrauma in your muscles, so getting the blood pumping through there will &quo...

Just because you experience more pronounced symptoms than other people with (alleged or tested) lactose intolerance does not imply that you must suffer from allergy. The problem usually stems from a reduced activity of the lactose-digesting enzyme lactase in the small intestine, which is progressive...

Fun fact: You shiver when you're about to have a fever or about to have more of a fever - not so much when your fever is stable. Shivering is your body generating heat by muscle action when the temperature is lower than the internal thermostat says it should be. When the temperature is what it shoul...

You can switch between two drugs from the same category, which venlafaxine and duloxetine are, without a waiting peroid, and the doses you're on are low. However, as soon as you get your next prescription, you'd be going back to duloxetine, so you'd basically get "combination therapy" for ...

That statement reminds me of one of these annoying test questions where you have to assess two parts of a sentence and the way they are connected for validity. Well, coffee actually does not dehydrate people in a meaningful way. You are correct that coffeine withdrawal with headaches and such exists...

I do like giving medical advice to people on the other side of the globe! Still not technically a doctor, but let's try: 1. Ideally, prediabetes is reversible with lifestyle intervention. I can't really say what your long-term chances are, but you want to stave off diabetes proper as long as you can...

I've actually heard a talk by the deputy director of a doping test laboratory, and funnily enough - the thing they most often test for is steroids. Dozens upon dozens of variants of steroids, which is hardly a new or exciting medication - it's hormones, you're making some yourself. But still, testin...

Can you give the pain some kind of flowery descriptor - burning, stabbing, throbbing etc? And is it just the circumaural headphones and can you use earplugs without problem? My first guess is that it could be trigeminal neuralgia with the trigger area around your ear - if you don't wear glasses, I i...

I've had this odd issue with my lower back for about two months that doesn't seem to be going away. I feel it on or near my spine somewhere between the bottom third and half of my back. It might be best described as "discomfort" and is in no way painful. I only feel it when my back is som...

Gee, that matches up with what I found on the internet. Ever since I've started becoming somewhat familiar with medicine, I'm extremely skeptical of the "Google til you have a plausible model" solution of substituting for a lack of actual knowledge. And I know just enough about computers t...

I'd bet money on it being a hardware issue rather than a software issue. Given that it's a new PC I'd be inclined to have it in for repair. I contacted support, and after they raised the possibility that the harddrive might be borked, I ran some diagnostic program on it, which found "to many f...

I got Euls mostly for mana regen and to fix the anemic movespeed - I agree that Cyclone is not super synergistic with her skills, but it's still very good to have at least once on your team (dispelling rune buffs = pure hilarity). I do guess she'd make a good Orchid carrier if there's something to b...

So, what are your thoughts on Winter Wyvern? In my games, I've found her very useful for early aggression (and goddamn it's nice to have a slow that works on Juggernaut) and her ult is basically a ranged version of Reverse Polarity. I'm kind of at loss for what items suit her best, though - I usuall...

I have a stubborn PC problem that refuses to go away, and I also find most tech boards unhelpful, so have this: I got a new PC in early december, it worked fine until february, when it started randomly freezing/stuttering in FF or during games, then even while browsing files. My first guess was malw...

If you can use the +20 int and don't need MS or mana regen specifically, Rod of Atos is practically made for the purpose of lining up skillshots. Euls requires some skill in timing the delay skill you're trying to land. I consider it core on Necrophos and Skywrath, but you can make use of it on most...

Shrike, since I've seen you use it just recently - could you explain good usage of a Hand of Midas? I usually shy away from it due to the high cost upfront and rather long time it takes to make up it's own cost (at which point the game could well be decided). I can see the merit on using it on big j...

Depends on how well you can time your duels / how much you can rely on your team. Remember that LC does not need to get the kill to get the bonus damage. Also, while Bloodstone became a bit cheaper recently, building it on Lina or Death Prophet is .. edgy, to put it mildly. It does give hitpoints, b...

Depending on the matchup, you may still want some damage items. This may be a good point to open a general analysis of items, because I'm busy purging my PC of malware and hence can't really play right now. I noticed Maelstrom was a popular choice for LC players in my games, and I'm fairly certain t...

I don't even know my MMR - I've avoided calibration ever since a bunch of friends who are into the game even more than me told me that ranked is about the same as unranked, but with more tryhards - but the guys I usually team up with hover around 3,5 - 3,8k and say that I can keep up solidly (which ...

Vanguard is not an item people usually build unless they're Axe or Bristleback. I'm not perfectly clear on the reasons, but I guess the damage block scales badly and overall stats are not that impressive. Drums of Endurance are a common pickup to make PA tougher. Anyway! What you are afraid of as PA...