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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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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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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.