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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.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.