Blood is a necessary component of the majority of living organisms (all vertebrates and some invertebrates); it carries vital nutrients‚ oxygen and proteins to body tissues and carries away waste products. Blood‚ although most commonly red‚ can also be found in such colours as green‚ blue‚ clear‚ pink and violet. However‚ the common misconception surrounding the idea that human blood is blue before oxygenation is false. All human blood is varying shades of red; these wild alternate colours are
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Leaves (Gliricidia sepium) as a regulator of Angiogenesis of a Chicken Embryo” Title Proponent: Dan Ivan Lee M. Dellosa Mr. Leonel C. Mendoza (Research Adviser) Chapter 1 Background of the Study Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. The field of angiogenesis has grown enormously in the past 30 years‚ with only 40 papers published in 1980 and nearly 6000 in 2010. Why do you think angiogenesis research grew so fast? Studies show that angiogenic
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Introduction When the heart beats‚ it pumps blood round the body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves‚ it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. The strength of this pushing is your blood pressure. If the blood pressure is too high‚ it puts extra strain on your arteries (and your heart) and this may lead to heart attacks and strokes. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) is not usually something that you feel or notice. It does not tend to produce obvious signs
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hematemesis. The patient stated that for the past few days he had had anorexia and epigastric pain‚ which was worse if he tried to eat. An NG tube was placed and drained a small amount of bright red blood‚ as well as some coffee-ground material. Hemoccult test showed dark‚ tarry stool and positive for occult blood. 1. Where do you suspect the patient is bleeding from? 2. What are some of the possible conditions that could be causing the bleeding? 3. What tests would you order to make a more specific
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heart disease. Coronary artery disease‚ or simply CAD‚ is caused by the build up of plaque in the arteries. When excessive amounts of plaque build up in your arteries‚ they become narrowed‚ consequently restricting blood flow to your heart and causing oxygen deprivation. Risk of blood clots and heart attacks is one affect of CAD. CAD is
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The skill I was observed on was for undertaking a blood pressure measurement. In undertaking this assignment‚ I have maintained confidentiality and I asked the patient for her consent to carry out procedure for measuring blood pressure according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008). I was directly supervised and observed by my mentor for all the activities undertaken. I will discuss how I took blood pressure of a patient and further explain rationale behind doing specific way. I will
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Blood spatter is the way blood is splashed on a surface of any kind. You may think this is a new technique but blood spatter analysis has been around since 1895 when Edward Piotrowski from the University of Krakow wrote a document on the direction of blood spatter. It has been around for years and helps criminal investigators on brutal crime cases. Now the general blood spatter ways are the Single Drop‚ Transfer Bloodstains‚ Impact Spatter
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form of carotenoids)‚ vitamin C‚ copper‚ potassium‚ manganese‚ vitamin B2‚ magnesium‚ vitamin E‚ fiber and calcium. Here are 7 reasons why you should be eating more beets! 1. They Can Lower Blood Pressure One study found that that patients who drank a glass of fresh beet
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Coagulation disorders occur when the blood does not form clots properly. Blood clots are clumps of different types of blood cells and clotting factors that stop bleeding after an injury. Patients with coagulation disorders may develop too many blood clots that eventually block blood vessels‚ while others may not clot enough and have excessive bleeding in the body. Both of these conditions range from mild to severe and life threatening. The process of blood clotting is called coagulation or hemostasis
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Russell-Bennett‚ R.‚ Hartel‚ C.E.J.‚ Previte‚ J.‚ Russell‚ K. (2012) "It’s all about me! Emotional-Ambivalence Gen-Y Blood Donors‚ In conference proceedings of American Marketing Association Services Special Interest Group‚ Helsinki Finland‚ June 7-9 Purpose While the Australian-Red-Cross-Blood-Service has been effective at acquiring new youth donors‚ in recent years the retention rate has declined. One reason suggested for the lack of loyalty is the emotional ambivalence created by the motivational
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