Sildenafil (Viagra®) has two actions that may be of consequence in patients with heart disease. It can lower the blood pressure, and it can interact with nitrates. It should never be used in patients who are taking nitrates.
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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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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Establishing a caring and trusting relationship helps the client come to terms with a terminal illne
Heme consists of a complex organic ring structure, protoporphyrin
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A funnel helps in hearing if the electric fuel pump inside the gas tank is working.