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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.