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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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Many medications that are used to treat infertility are injected subcutaneously. This is easy to do using the anterior abdomen as the site of injection but avoiding the area directly around the belly button.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
Terrestrial plants and animals can be characterized by analogous pathways for water gain and loss.
A child with a hearing impairment wears a hearing aid (as noted in his left ear).
A depiction of slaves on a South Carolina plantation, around 1790. Likely of Yoruba descent, they pl
CT imaging of glioblastoma in a 6-year-old girl.
Sample budget spreadsheet form for first year of business.
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