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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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Controlled cold compression unit.
Schematic of the Agitation Laboratory Apparatus CHE 415 Unit Operations II
Standard reduction potentials of the major respiratory electron carriers
Some Standard Shapes of Greek Vessels
30-Unit Insulin Syringe
Orientation and structure of a nephron, the functional unit of the kidney.