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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.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.