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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.