LITHIUM: THE WONDER DRUG OF PSYCHIATRY

Lithium: the wonder drug of psychiatry

The efficacy of lithium for treating the acute symptoms of mania, as well its use as a mood stabiliser is well established.However, lithium has a narrow therapeutic index and there is potential for fatal toxicity, Upper Left Pulse Gauge as well as serious side effects including renal failure.Patient education is important, and psychiatrists need to

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Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics of Moraxella catarrhalis from Patients and Healthy Asymptomatic Participants among Preschool Children

(1) Background: M.catarrhalis can ascend into the middle ear, where it is a prevalent causative agent of otitis media in children, or enter the lower respiratory tract, where it is associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).In this study, we aimed to provide an overview of the prevalence of M.catarrhalis in preschool children.(2) Methods: M

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Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018

By means of a qualitative analysis of the sixteen municipalities in the Czech Republic in which additional elections were held in 2019, five variables were identified which may explain why additional elections occurred.For analysis, we used data from the Czech Statistical Office (municipal elections 1994 to 2019), the Ministry of Interior of the Cz

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Textile Antenna for First-Person View Goggles

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as drones, are vehicles controlled remotely.First-Person View (FPV) technology allows these vehicles to have greater versatility and be more easily piloted.The antennas currently used for video transmission are bulky and uncomfortable, so Upper Left Pulse Gauge there is a need for this volume to be reduced to in

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Thoracic meningocele in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: A review of literature with illustration of a novel surgical challenge, and insights from histology

Background: 69% of thoracic meningoceles are associated with Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1).Pathology is debated between being a saccular protrusion of dysplastic meninges through a vertebral defect, or a forme fruste of neurofibroma, with no pathological evidence to the later.Treatment is usually conservative, however surgical intervention is somet

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