Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
World human population growth through history illustrates an exponential growth pattern.
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The distribution of cones and rods over the human retina. The figure illustrates the number of cones ...
Vapor density. The top drawing illustrates the movement of a gas with a vapor density less than 1; ...