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Did you know?
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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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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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.