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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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Gross anatomy of the heart
Heart Failure Left side
Relative rate test, calibrating the molecular clock, and calculating divergence dates.
The frontal sinus, an airfilled space just behind the brow, is a unique size and shape in each of us
For each function f(x) = 6x^2 - 4, estimate the instantaneous rate of change for the given ...