|
|
Did you know?
Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
Did you know?
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Did you know?
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Did you know?
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Did you know?
Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.