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CHAPTER 2: SEARCHING MICROMEDEX
The following terms are examples of terms in the drop-down suggestion list and can help
provide you with smarter search results. This list will continue to grow with each release.
Search Term(s)
Treatment (therapy)
Procedure to treat
Search Example
treatment + condition
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what is the treatment of hypertension
therapy for porphyria
treatment + procedure +
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what is the procedure to treat DVT
condition
Procedure
condition + procedure
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deep vein thrombosis procedure
Causes
causes + condition
causes + drug
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causes of adrenal insufficiency
aspirin causes
FDA-Labeled (FDA
approved)
FDA-labeled + condition
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FDA approved for Parkinson's disease
FDA approved for Kawasaki disease
Non FDA-Labeled
(Non FDA approved)
non FDA-labeled + condition
non FDA-labeled + drug
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non FDA approved for excessive salivation
non-FDA-labeled coccidioidomycosis
off label use for lamotrigine
scopolamine non-FDA-labeled uses
Indication
indication + lab
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protein assay indicated in
Drug Treatment
condition + drug treatment
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drug treatment of HIV infection
Note: English search terms are required except for subscribers to Italian Drug
Database (Dialogo sui Farmaci) or United Kingdom Drug Information (eMC
SmPC), where local drug names are acceptable for use as a search term.
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