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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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).
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%