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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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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 over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.