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Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.