Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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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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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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If you use artificial sweeteners, such as cyclamates, your eyes may be more sensitive to light. Other factors that will make your eyes more sensitive to light include use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, hypertension medications, diuretics, and antidiabetic medications.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
The protonephridial filtration system of flatworms.
Urinary system.
Venn Diagram of Nervous System and Endocrine System
Effects of Spinal Cord and Autonomic System Damage