Question 1

medical uses for alum?

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Multiple Purposes: Alum is regularly employed as an astringent to shrink tissues and reduce the discharge of bodily fluids, as a styptic to contract organic tissues and stop or reduce hemorrhage and bleeding, and as an emetic agent to induce vomiting when someone has ingested poison. It is also often used to enhance certain vaccines and to prevent or treat infections.

Question 2

what are medical foods?

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FDA says....: According to the fda, medical food is
"a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on .. See below.

Question 3

how do i get a medical card?

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: A medical card for what? You need to be more specific but this site would not be able to get you a medical card of any type. Perhaps you can ask your doctor, depending on the type of card you are trying to get. Good luck!

Question 4

how is amd diagnosed medically?

Accepted Answer

Eye exam: Age-related macular degeneration[amd] is usually picked up on a thorough, dilated eye examination.

Question 5

what is against medical advice?

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Not listening to doc: It means you are not following your doctor's advice.

Question 6

what is the medical term for fat?

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Lipids: Lipids is the general term for fats in the body and cholesterol and triglycerides are both types of fats.

Question 7

what does medically optimized mean?

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Medically optimized: Medically optimized means that a patient's medical problems are controlled as good as possible.  This is usually used to describe a patient prior to a planned surgical procedure.

Question 8

can i use my cousin's medical card?

Accepted Answer

Sure: As long as you dont use it for anything medical.

Question 9

how to become a medical dosimetrist?

Accepted Answer

Look here: For training, here's the national association website:
http://bit.ly/2xOnNZL

For jobs, it helps to connect with the radiation oncology doctors and clinics in your area as well as online. It's not a very big subspecialty in healthcare compared to specialities like internal medicine and is one of those areas where it can really help to network.

Question 10

do pet bites need medical attention?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If skin is breached , infection---pets cary certain bacteria in their mouth.

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