FEW phrases in Philippine foreign-policy discourse are as casually invoked and as routinely misunderstood as the so-called PCA ruling. It is repeated in press releases, sound bites and social media ...

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a pain-management technique that allows patients to self-administer predetermined doses of pain medication using a programmable pump. 1 This approach offers ...

A 60 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of difficulty seeing on the left side following the traumatic placement of a central line that punctured the right subclavian artery. Posterior Cerebral ...

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Hazing refers to any activity that is condition upon recruitment, admission, affiliation, or continued participation in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers someone, regardless of ...

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Eustress, or positive stress, can motivate individuals, aid in achieving goals, and contribute to overall well-being and a sense of fulfillment. Unlike distress, which arises from negative experiences ...

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Pain comes from communication between nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain. Pain may be acute, chronic, neuropathic, or nociceptive. Acute pain is sudden and usually linked to injury, then improves ...