|
|
Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
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.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.