Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
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Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
"Visual Acuity Testing, Assessing Distance Vision
Primary visual processing areas (blue) in (a) human (lateral and mesial views) and (b) chimpanzee.
Visual Angle and Spatial Frequency
Examples of visual fields of simple cortical cells.
Metabolic adaptations promote alternative fuel use during starvation