Respiratory quotient

I am suffering from my second case of acute progressive Central Nervous System Toxicity (poisoning) caused by what I now know to be either: (a) an adverse reaction to Amoxcillin possibly combined with Metriniadazole, or (b) too high dosage of Amoxcillin on it's own or possibly combined with Metrinia...

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Are the responses to pathogen invasion (eg. increased body temperature) initiated by the sympathetic nervous system OR the parasympathetic nervous system? I would guess that it would be parasympathetic ("rest and digest")...but on the other hand, I could see how it could be a sympathetic (...

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It's been a while since my last anatomy lesson, but if I recall correctly, what you described is a completely physiological phenomenon. I'm not sure about the exact terms, but it has something to do sensory neurons entering the spine from the same location, and thus sharing axons or some other compo...

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hey guys! i have a few questions regarding toxicology. sorry if this is the wrong place to post. MODs feel free to move this thread to the appropriate section if needed: 1) Which of the following would you expect to be an irreversible effect of xenobiotics? a) damage to the liver, b) damage to the c...

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... I found this article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_intolerance This form of food intolerance can present with symptoms affecting the skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract (GIT), central nervous system (CNS) either individually or in combination. The best recognised include urticaria, ...

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