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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.