Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Assessing for Bulge Sign, Observing for Fluid
Herniated disk. A herniated disk is a protrusion of the disk’s gelatinous center, called the nucleus
Division sign believes in undivided happiness
This 80-year old man in a village in Hubei, China, has slowed down, but he has not retired. He is ...