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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.