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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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.
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.