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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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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.