Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Signs and symptoms of a drug overdose include losing consciousness, fever or sweating, breathing problems, abnormal pulse, and changes in skin color.
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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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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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