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.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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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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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Sound Waves
The Energy Yield of Fossil Fuels
The Upper Troposphere: Rossby Waves
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Rapid growth in the use of alternative energy seems impressive