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detoxication therapy |
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detoxication therapy Internal medicine 1. The removal of a toxic excess of any agent–eg, a therapeutic agent, drug of abuse or toxic agent–eg, pesticide, heavy metal or venom by induction of vomiting, administration of activated
charcoal, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or use of metabolic interference–eg, treating methanol intoxication with ethanol overloading 2. Medically supervised withdrawal from a substance of abuse and treatment of Sx of withdrawal. Cf
Activated charcoal, 'Cold turkey.', Detoxification therapy, Heat stress detoxification. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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