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Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
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Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Percussion for Ascites: Puddle Sign
Vital signs for clients in metabolic alkalosis may reveal hypotension, bradycardia, and an irregular
Signs of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism; A, Chvostek's sign; B, Trousseau's sign.
When to measure vital signs
Factors affecting vital signs of older adults
Family structure is a vital aspect in the socialization of children.