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I recently tested positive for HSV1 with a level of 1.48, but negative for HSV2. I don't understand how I could have been exposed, as I don't engage in much oral activity and no one I know has it. I have no symptoms. What does this result mean, and what should I do next?

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What is a 31681N SAP 6 w/opi/ts drug screening test and does it include THC?

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If a hernia were to go into the scrotum, would it increase in size first, or can it be a small hernia and still go into the scrotum?

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An acute stroke patient was given hydralazine, a short-acting vasodilator, which initially lowered blood pressure but had no apparent effect after the second dose. The blood pressure remained high (200s/90s). Why was the hydralazine having no apparent effect after the second dose, and if hydralazine shouldn't be used as a PRN blood pressure medication, what should be used instead?

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