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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.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.