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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.