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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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Examples of objective evaluation
Examples of the most common X-ray positions and the images they produce.
Examples of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Disorders of Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
Conceptual Physical Science
Physical and indirect aggression of boys and girls across childhood