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What element is poisonous but was once used for medical treatment?
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A medicine that is poisonous, but was once used for medical treatment is Warfarin or Coumadin. These are both medicines used to thin the blood, but are also used in rat poison. Ether is also poisonous and was used in surgery to put a patient to sleep.
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Poisonous element once used to treat medical conditions?
There are many poisonous elements once used to treat medical conditions that are no longer used. One substance is mercury.
What element is poisonous but was once used as a medicine?
mercury
Element that every compound is poisonous and it had once been used to treat medical conditions?
Mercury in every one of its compounds is extremely poisonous. It is still used in fluorescent lights, amalgam dental fillings, and some cosmetics.
Is there a medical treatment for polio?
There is no medical treatment for polio. Once the spinal cord is damaged, it cannot be repaired.
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Was lettuce thought to be poisonous?
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These are remedies for illnesses that have been handed down from ancient times. Many of these remedies, while not being approved scientific treatments, (i.e. not part of modern medical treatment) have been found to have some beneficial components. (e.g. willow bark - gave rise to modern aspirin for the treatment of pain, the Madagascar Periwinkle contains a compound that is now used in the treatment of leukemia, the Foxglove contains belladonna used in treatment of certain heart conditions, poppy heads contain opium once used widely in the 19th century as the medical preparation 'laudanum').Please note that I am not suggesting that you treat yourself with folk medicine, many herbs are very poisonous. if you are sick you should seek treatment from a qualified medical practitioner.
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Clearance of all dental work for a patient prior to receiving chemo/radio therapy or any other medical treatment that will not allow dental work once that treatment has begun.
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What is a claim register in relation to medical billing?
once we visit the Doctor office and took treatment, a claim is registered that is called claim register.
