I have decided that every so often I will share some of the most interesting medical facts that I have learned while in nursing school! I figured, "well if I find this interesting, someone else might too!" ...And so here we are. Some of the facts will be serious and something I feel people should be aware of, and then some of them will be funny or random. (Oh, and let me know if there is anything of particular interest to you and I can try and find out for you and can either post it here or send you a private email).
How Interesting!! (part 1)
1) emesis is the medical term for vomit, throw up, puke, or whatever you like to call it
2) pneumonia is the 7th leading cause of death in the US (despite medical advances!!)
3) your lungs are sterile
4) sugar depresses the immune system (so if you get sick or don't want to get sick...decrease your sugar
intake)
5) most drugs that are tested are only tested on healthy caucasian males
Have a good night!
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