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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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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