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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.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.