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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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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
DNA molecules replicate to form identical chromatids
Small nuclear RNAs (snRNA), 100-200 bp in length, form part of the splicing mechanisms to process mR
View of the bottom surface of the human brain.
Top: Autoclave tape before sterilization. Bottom: Autoclave tape after sterilization.
Slapping tapotement on the bottom of the foot. Slap lightly 4–5 times.
Apply thumb strokes on foot bottom and toes. Hold the baby’s foot bottom-up and use thumbs to ...