For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
Ishihara color plate for testing color blindness.
Examples of characteristics measured by palpation
Weather Characteristics of North American Air Masses
Adapting to Blindness
The enthalpy change for converting 10.0 g of ice at -25.0 C to water at 80.0 C is ________ kJ. ...