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Hypotensive Anesthesia. By depressing a patient's blood pressure to very low levels, anesthesiologists can lessen the amount of blood lost and give the surgeon an almost clear field in which to work. This is particularly useful in surgery on vessels that carry blood to the brain and in orthopedic operations like hip implants. The anesthesiologist anesthetizes the patient, then infuses a drug, usually nitroprusside, to dilate the blood vessels. This causes the pressure of blood against the vessel walls to drop from a normal reading of, say, 120/80 to as low as 65/50. The anesthesiologist must be careful...
...Brain, Cook...
...screening process tests for neural tube defects, which affect the development of the brain and spinal cord. It has been used extensively in Great Britain and on a small scale in the United States, where it is awaiting regulatory approval...
Genetically engineered microorganisms are also producing the enzyme urokinase, used to dissolve blood clots; the hormone thymosin alpha1, which shows promise as a treatment for brain and lung cancer; and beta-endorphin, one of the brain's own painkillers...
...Brain, Cook...