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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Diagram of a typical prokaryotic cell
Prokaryotic cell structure
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A thin cleft, called the synapse, separates one cell from another.
Cell lineage determination in C. elegans vulva formation