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Acutewmononucleosis:w-
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urysms
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hypoactivew(1)
normal(2)
hyperactive(3)
clonus(4)
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inalwcordwdamagewandwhepaticwencephalopathy.w
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glywpredictswimminentwserotoninwtoxicityw(serotoninwsyndrome).w
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neration(Rocephin,wSuprax,wOmnicef)
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towciprofloxacinw,wusewdoxycyclinew100mgwBID
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