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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.