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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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The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.