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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.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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.