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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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography.
Explaining “Moving Continents”— The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Applying developmental theory to care
Four kinds of evidence supporting the theory that species evolve.