About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Summation of Heart Sounds, Opening Snap
Block Diagram of Single-stage Pressure System for Dual-Stage Pressure Production of Nitric Acid
Heart valves in closed position viewed from the top.