When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
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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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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Summation of Heart Sounds, Soft S1
Right sided heart failure
HEART
Mechanisms of Action of Drugs Used for Heart Failure
