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Any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammation by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) but not cyclooxygenase- 1 (COX-1). Most NSAIDs (e.g., celecoxib) inhibit both COX-2 and COX-1. Selective inhibition prevents the coxibs from forming prostaglandins, which irritate the upper gastrointestinal tract.  

Snapping hip. A sound produced by either the gluteus maximus or the iliopsoas muscles as they rub over bony structures that lie deep to them. Most cases do not influence gait or balance and resolve spontaneously.  

A method for calculation of pediatric drug dosages in which the age of the child at the next birthday is divided by 24. However, the most safe and accurate methods of pediatric dosage calculation include the weight and body surface area or both of the patient. A plant virus used in vaccine development to deliver…

To provide protection from potential illnesses with drugs, e.g., to cover a patient with a fever with antibiotics pending results of cultures. The fraction of the external surface of vegetation or specific segments of plants upon which a substance is held persistently after being administered via powdering, misting, or other analogous methods.  

In mathematics, pert, to variation of one variable with another so that a specified relationship is unchanged.  

The sharing of electrons between two atoms, which bonds the atoms.  

A potential complication of placental abruption in which blood flows into the myometrium (uterine musculature). On physical examination the uterus is enlarged and tense. A Couvelaire uterus contracts poorly and may occasionally rupture.  

In family planning, the number of days per year that any method of birth control will prevent conception. Abstinence from sexual intercourse, or sterilization of both members of a couple, provides absolute (365 days/year) protection. Other methods of family planning or fertility inhibition are relatively less effective. Couples that attempt penile withdrawal before male climax…

The application of electric current to the heart by internal paddles, external paddles, or electrodes.  

A term rooted in Freudian psychoanalysis that refers to resistance by a psychotherapist that corresponds to the patient’s resistance to closeness and change of life patterns. Examples include coming late to sessions, avoiding certain subjects, and fascination with the patient. Three types are countertransferance, characterological resistance, and cultural resistance.