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  2. Blood alcohol content - Wikipedia

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    Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. [1] BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many international publications, BAC levels are written as a percentage such as 0.08%, i.e. there is 0.8 ...

  3. Vacutainer - Wikipedia

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    Blood culture bottle: Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (anticoagulant) and growth media for microorganisms: Usually drawn first for minimal risk of contamination. [8] Two bottles are typically collected in one blood draw; one for aerobic organisms and one for anaerobic organisms. [9] Blue ("light blue") Sodium citrate (weak calcium chelator ...

  4. Arterial blood gas test - Wikipedia

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    The sealed syringe is taken to a blood gas analyzer. [8] If a plastic blood gas syringe is used, the sample should be transported and kept at room temperature and analyzed within 30 min. If prolonged time delays are expected (i.e., greater than 30 min) prior to analysis, the sample should be drawn in a glass syringe and immediately placed on ...

  5. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    Acid–base and blood gases are among the few blood constituents that exhibit substantial difference between arterial and venous values. [6] Still, pH, bicarbonate and base excess show a high level of inter-method reliability between arterial and venous tests, so arterial and venous values are roughly equivalent for these.

  6. Jurors hear about Karen Read's blood alcohol level as murder ...

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    Based on a police report that suggested her last drink was at 12:45 a.m., her peak blood alcohol level would have been between .135% and .292%, he said.

  7. “What’s The Most Frugal Thing You Do?” (50 Answers) - AOL

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    Image credits: Genie_noteC #5. I cut open all my product containers and use every last drop. It's more about not wasting stuff, but it's also frugal. You would be surprised how much product can be ...

  8. Atmospheric methane - Wikipedia

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    [6]: 2 Methane is a major source of water vapour in the stratosphere through oxidation; [7] and water vapour adds about 15% to methane's radiative forcing effect. [8] The global warming potential (GWP) for methane is about 84 in terms of its impact over a 20-year timeframe, and 28 in terms of its impact over a 100-year timeframe.

  9. How water-bottle fill stations can impact children’s health ...

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    Kids need water throughout the school day, whether they are in class or playing at recess. Making drinking water more accessible could improve their health, a new study found.