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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.
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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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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.