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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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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.
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Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
Selected biological, psychological, and sociological factors in the development of personality ...
Therapeutic index: (a) Drug X has a therapeutic index of 4. (b) Drug Z has a therapeutic index of 2.
The primary factors affecting blood pressure.
Three factors that influence the distribution of Na+ and K+ ions across the neural membrane.
Factors Contributing to Resting Membrane Potential
Body Mass Index (IBM)