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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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
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To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Seedling growth showing the triple response to ethylene.
Phloem wound response.
IgE Response
The Molecules of the Innate Immune Response
Dose-response relationship. As the dose of a drug increases, a maximal response or plateau is ...