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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.