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INFO: Full form for HPTI is Highly Purified Therapeutic Immunoglobulins in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for CTVS is Canine Transmissible Venereal Sarcoma in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HCSS is Health Care Staffing Services in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IEU is Integrative Epidemiology Unit in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Injecting Drug Users in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Injectable Drug Use in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Injection Drug User in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Inactive Duodenal Ulcer in Medical category
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Drug injection is a method of introducing a drug into the bloodstream via a hollow hypodermic needle, which is pierced through the skin into the body (usually intravenously, but also at an intramuscular or subcutaneous location). Intravenous therapy, a form of drug injection, is universally practiced in modernized medical care. As of 2004, there were 13.2 million people worldwide who self-administered injection drugs outside of medical supervision, of which 22% are from developed countries.

A wide variety of drugs are injected, often opioids: these may include legally prescribed medicines and medication such as morphine, as well as stronger compounds often favored in recreational drug use, which are often illegal. Although there are various methods of taking drugs, injection is favoured by some people as the full effects of the drug are experienced very quickly, typically in five to ten seconds. It also bypasses first-pass metabolism in the liver, resulting in higher bioavailability and efficiency for many drugs (such as morphine or diacetylmorphine/heroin; roughly two-thirds of which is destroyed in the liver when consumed orally) than oral ingestion would. The effect is that the person gets a stronger (yet shorter-acting) effect from the same amount of the drug. Drug injection is therefore often related to substance dependence.

In recreational-use drug culture, preparation may include mixing the powdered drug with water to create an aqueous solution, and then the solution is injected. This act is often colloquially referred to as "slamming", "shooting up", “smashing”, "banging", "pinning", or "jacking-up", often depending on the specific drug subculture in which the term is used (i.e. heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine).

INFO: Full form for IDU is Intravenous Drug User in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Injecting Drug Use in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Illicit drug users in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IDU is Injection Drug Users in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for FVM is Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for FVM is Foods and Veterinary Medicine in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IMACS is International Association for Mathematics and Computers In Simulation in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LMAM is Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HITF is Healthcare Interpretations Task Force in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for INAT is Illinois Nurse Aide Testing in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HTV is Health , Taste and Vitality in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HTV is Health Taste Vitality in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LFSU is Laboratory Facilities Services Unit in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for IHCA is In Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPTC is Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPTC is Haymarket Physical Therapy and Chiropractic in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HPTC is Health Professions Tracking Center in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for DPTT is Diabetes and Periodontal Therapy Trial in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NOTES is Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for KWOC is Kennedy White Orthopaedic Center in Medical category
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Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique whereby "scarless" abdominal operations can be performed with an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (mouth, urethra, anus, vagina, etc.) then through an internal incision in the stomach, vagina, bladder or colon, thus avoiding any external incisions or scars.

INFO: Full form for NOTIS is Northwestern Oncology Trial Information System in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LVT is Licensed Veterinary Technician in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for KHPA is Kentucky Health Purchasing Alliance in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for KHPA is Kent Health Protection Agency in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NPTH is Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Hypertension in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for CBAC is Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for CBAC is Cardiac Bioelectricity Arrhythmia Center in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for GMAC is Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MTX is Methotrexate (anticancer drug) in Medical category
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Methotrexate (MTX), formerly known as amethopterin, is a chemotherapy agent and immune-system suppressant. It is used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancy and for medical abortions. Types of cancers it is used for include breast cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, lymphoma, gestational trophoblastic disease, and osteosarcoma. Types of autoimmune diseases it is used for include psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn's disease. It can be given by mouth or by injection.

Common side effects include nausea, feeling tired, fever, increased risk of infection, low white blood cell counts, and breakdown of the skin inside the mouth. Other side effects may include liver disease, lung disease, lymphoma, and severe skin rashes. People on long-term treatment should be regularly checked for side effects. It is not safe during breastfeeding. In those with kidney problems, lower doses may be needed. It acts by blocking the body's use of folic acid.

Methotrexate was first made in 1947 and initially was used to treat cancer, as it was less toxic than the then current treatments. In 1956 it provided the first cures of a metastatic cancer. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system. Methotrexate is available as a generic medication. In 2018, it was the 123rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 5 million prescriptions.

INFO: Full form for HHVT is Heat Health Vulnerability Tool in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for LVAT is Left Ventricular Activation Time in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for JBL is Justin Beiber Laboratories in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for KDW is King Doctor Wisdom in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NOTC is Neuro Otologic Test Center in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for HTTD is Hard To Treat Diseases in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for NDTS is National Drug Threat Survey in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for ODV is Optimised Deprival Value in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MAVT is Minnesota Association of Veterinary Technicians in Medical category
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INFO: Full form for MAVT is Michigan Association of Veterinary Technicians in Medical category
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