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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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India
Tigers in India
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