When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Aspirin may benefit 11 different cancers, including those of the colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, breasts, and leukemia.
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Although not all of the following muscle groups are commonly used, intramuscular injections may be given into the abdominals, biceps, calves, deltoids, gluteals, laterals, pectorals, quadriceps, trapezoids, and triceps.
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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Morphology of a lymph node
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(a) Lymph node and (b) the palpation of cervical lymph nodes for enlargement due to infection.
Schematic drawing of a permeation test cell used to measure the permeation rate of chemicals through ...
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