Vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate) should be taken before any drug administration. Patients should be informed not to use tobacco or caffeine at least 30 minutes before their appointment.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
The Helium Atom.
The iron atom of heme has six coordination bonds: four in the plane
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GeneChip (Affymetrix, Inc.) after hybridization to p53 PCR products
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Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) of human metaphase chromosomes