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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate) should be taken before any drug administration. Patients should be informed not to use tobacco or caffeine at least 30 minutes before their appointment.
Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.