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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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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.