Diseases |
Drugs |
Vaccines |
Signs and symptoms |
Tests |
Procedure
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Classification:May also be placed as a subheading of Diagnosis. |
Medical uses |
Definition/protection against |
Definition |
Types |
Uses
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Signs and symptoms or Characteristics or Presentation (subsection Complications) |
Contraindications |
Recommendation/administration |
Differential diagnoses |
Medical uses |
Contra-indications
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Causes: +/- factors, triggers, genetics, virology (e.g., structure/morphology and replication), spread. |
Side effects +/- "addiction", "dependence", or "withdrawal" |
Effectiveness |
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Interpretation |
Risks/Complications
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Mechanism: Pathogenesis and pathophysiology. |
Overdose (inc, toxicity) |
Side effects/contraindications |
Evaluation |
Adverse effects |
Technique
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Diagnosis: Inc. characteristic biopsy findings and differential diagnosis. |
Drug interactions |
Availability and where used |
Treatment |
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Procedure (Mechanism) Recovery or Rehabilitation
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Prevention or Screening (If the section only discusses secondary prevention, it should follow the treatment section.) |
Pharmacology(Mechanism of action or Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics (cover absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion), Pharmacomicrobiomics |
x |
Epidemiology (incidence, prevalence, risk factors) |
Preparation |
History (when invented/first discovered)
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Treatment (Management, eg. chronic conditions): currently used treatment, such as diet, exercise, medication, palliative care, physical therapy, psychotherapy, self care, surgery, watchful waiting, and many other possibilities. Consider discussing treatments in a plausible order in which they might be tried, or discussing the most common treatments first. |
Chemistry (for drugs): Synthesis: Content should be encyclopedic, not instructional or pedagogical, and should include content and a source explaining the relevance of the synthesis information provided (the first, the one used to manufacture the drug, etc.). Detection in body fluids |
x |
History |
Legal issues |
Society and culture (includes legal issues, if any)
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Outcomes or Prognosis. "Possible outcomes" or "Outlook" |
Manufacturing |
x |
Society and culture |
History of the test |
Special populations
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Epidemiology: incidence, prevalence, age distribution, and sex ratio |
cell |
x |
Society and culture |
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History |
Legal status, Recreational use |
x |
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Research |
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Society and culture: +/- social perceptions, cultural history, stigma, economics, religious aspects, awareness, legal issues, and notable cases. |
Economics |
x |
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cell |
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Research directions: Include only if addressed by significant sources. |
Brand names |
x |
Research |
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Special populations, eg. Geriatrics or Pregnancy or Children |
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x |
Research |
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Veterinary use
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Other animals |
Veterinary use or other animals |
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Other animals |
x |
Other animals
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