|
|
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.
![A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/29/medium_548020_11_05_17_3_50_42_29047222.jpeg)
![A DC voltage is applied across the spark plug gap after the plug fires and the circuit can determine ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/29/medium_548020_30_05_17_6_52_57_29826391.png)
![Place one hand on the medial and one on the lateral thigh to begin horizontal stroking. Slide hands ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/33/medium_380798_23_08_17_1_04_33_33076105.jpeg)
![(A) Thumb slide along diaphragm, and lift around the waist. Place thumbs just under the rib cage, ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/33/medium_380798_23_08_17_5_30_11_332121547.jpeg)