Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Organization of the Nervous System
An emergency department physician at work
A medical assistant listening to the patient and physician discuss the patient's care.