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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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Assessing for McMurray's Sign
Measles. A photograph of a child stricken with measles, showing the tell-tale sign of the skin rash.
The average weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day is about a pound