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You are giving a cleansing enema. Which action is unsafe?


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Major Depressive Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, and other symptoms that impair daily functioning.

RTMS

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, often used to treat depression.

Magnetic Pulses

Used in the context of transcranial magnetic stimulation, these are electromagnetic pulses that stimulate specific areas of the brain to treat depression and other disorders.

Lobotomy

A psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain.

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