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:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).
:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).


;34,000 cells/cmm
;34,000 cells/mm³
;21,200 cells/mm³
;21,200 cells/mm³
:A normal white blood cell count is 4,000 to 11,000 cells per cubic mm.
:A normal white blood cell count is 4,000 to 11,000 cells per cubic mm.
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:Jaundice (or icterus) is a state of hyperbilirubinemia (increased bilirubin in the blood) in which bile pigment is deposited in the skin, mucous membranes, and scleras. This deposition of bile pigment results in a yellow appearance.
:Jaundice (or icterus) is a state of hyperbilirubinemia (increased bilirubin in the blood) in which bile pigment is deposited in the skin, mucous membranes, and scleras. This deposition of bile pigment results in a yellow appearance.


;41,000 cells/cmm
;41,000 cells/mm³
:A normal white blood cell count is 4,000 to 11,000 cells per cubic mm.
:A normal white blood cell count is 4,000 to 11,000 cells per cubic mm.


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; platelet count 58,000
; platelet count 58,000
:The normal platelet count is 150,000 to 400,000/cmm.
:The normal platelet count is 150,000 to 400,000/mm³.


;aseptic necrosis
;aseptic necrosis
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:A tonic-clonic seizure involves loss of consciousness followed by tonic, then clonic, convulsions.
:A tonic-clonic seizure involves loss of consciousness followed by tonic, then clonic, convulsions.


;22 cells/cmm
;22 cells/mm³
:A normal number of cells in CSF is <4 lymphocytes per cmm.
:A normal number of cells in CSF is <4 lymphocytes per mm³.


;88 grams/L
;88 grams/L
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:A normal CSF glucose level should be approximately 70% of the patient's serum glucose level.
:A normal CSF glucose level should be approximately 70% of the patient's serum glucose level.


;4.30 PMNs/cmm
;4.30 PMNs/mm³
:Normally, there should be no PMNs in a patient's spinal fluid.
:Normally, there should be no PMNs in a patient's spinal fluid.