Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
