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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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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.