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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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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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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.