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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
Signs of depression include feeling sad most of the time for 2 weeks or longer; loss of interest in things normally enjoyed; lack of energy; sleep and appetite disturbances; weight changes; feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness; an inability to make decisions; and thoughts of death and suicide.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.