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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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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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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.