As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
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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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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
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The Coronary Arteries and Major Veins of the Heart (Anterior and Inferior Views)
Summation of Heart Sounds, Aortic Ejection Click
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Normal conduction pathway in the heart.
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