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Did you know?
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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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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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.
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ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.