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Author Question: A dizzy feeling or a headache could indicate the presence of carbon monoxide (CO). (Read 18 times) |
When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.