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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.