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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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.
All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.