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Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.