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Did you know?
Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
Did you know?
Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
Did you know?
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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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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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.