3. List 4 abdominal organs that you observed. Describe their position relative to each other using correct anatomical terms. (Rachel Mindel) The pancreas is located in the upper abdomen‚ is posterior to the stomach and some parts are in between both the stomach and the spine. The right side of the organ which is called the head‚ is nestled in the curve of the duodenum (juncture where the stomach meets the first part of the small intestine). The tapered left side of the organ is called the body
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Phlebotomy Notes Primary duty of phlebotomist – collect blood specimens for laboratory testing Methods of Blood Collection: 1. Arterial puncture 2. Capillary puncture 3. Venipuncture General Blood Collection Equipment & Supplies 1. Blood drawing station 2. Phlebotomy chairs 3. Equipment carriers 4. Glove & glove liners 5. Antiseptics 6. Disinfectants 7. Hand sanitizers 8. Gauze pads/cotton balls 9. Bandages 10. Slides 11. Pen 12. Watch 13. Needle & sharps containers
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CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEWS OF AN ARTERY AND OF A VEIN ARE SHOWN HERE. IDENTIFY EACH; ON THE LINES TO THE SIDES‚ NOTE THE STRUCTURAL DETAILS THAT ENABLED YOU TO MAKE THESE IDENTIFICATIONS: STRUCTURAL DETAILS: ARTERY: ROUND AND THICK VEIN: THIN AND SQUIGGLY 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF TUNICA INTIMA INNERMOST TUNIC‚ THIN TUNIC OF CAPILLARIES 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF TUNICA MEDIA ESPECIALLY THICK IN ELASTIC ARTERIES‚ CONTAINS SMOOTH MUSCLE AND ELASTIN 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF TUNICA EXTERNA MOST SUPERFICIAL
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Tunneled Catheter Insertion Tunneled catheter insertion is a procedure to insert a thin‚ flexible tube (catheter) into a vein. The catheter makes it easier to draw blood‚ give blood products‚ remove waste products from the blood (hemodialysis)‚ and give medicines. This procedure is usually done when the bloodstream needs to be accessed many times over a long period of time. Tunneled catheters can be placed in different parts of the body depending on how they will be used. The most common place
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The patient is a 45 year old man who had GI surgery 4 days ago. He is NPO‚ has a nasogastric tube‚ and IV fluids of D51/2saline at 100 mL/hr. The nursing physical assessment includes the following: alert and oriented; fine crackles; capillary refill within normal limits; moving all extremities‚ complaining of abdominal pain‚ muscle aches‚ and "cottony" mouth; dry mucous membranes‚ bowel sounds hypoactive‚ last BM four days ago; skin turgor is poor; 200 mL of dark green substance has drained from
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path blood takes from the right femoral vein to lower lobe of the right lung via the pulmonary artery. If blood did not flow through the body we as humans could not function the way we currently do. Oxygenated blood is carried through the body by veins and arteries and this is what feeds the body so it can function (Thibodeau‚ Patton‚ 2008.). Oxygenated blood is carried through the body by veins and arteries. The path blood take from the right femoral vein to lower lobe of the right lung via the
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Pump‚ Pump‚ Pump‚ is the sound of a human heart. The heart have 4 major veins they are the pulmonary veins. The pulmonary veins are large blood vessels that receive oxygenated blood from the lungs. A Cardiac surgeon is a person that works on the heart when there is a problem and cause. The heart is the most beautiful organ in the body there is. The heart is what keep the body alive and flows the blood. The development of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass has lowered the rates of being performed
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valve and then into the pulmonary artery. After it leaves the pulmonary artery it travels to the pulmonary veins and then becomes oxygenated. Once
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the tourniquet is in place‚ you must palpate for the phlebotomy‚ site to feel for a vein. Most phlebotomist will say “Oh I can’t see any veins" that would be because we are supposed to palpate for the vein not go by sight. The vein may look good but in reality it could be a thready (small)‚ rolling‚ or a vein that has been used to often and would collapse. Most likely this could cause the phlebotomist to miss the vein. Then cleanse the area with an alcohol pad and insert the needle at a 15° angle with
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There are many different circulation routes throughout our bodies that help our body stay functioning right. One of these major circulation routes is the fetal circulation route. The fetal circulation route is the route in which the blood flows from mother to fetus. It often uses the entire fetoplacential circulation which includes the umbilical cord‚ and the vessels within the placenta that carries the fetal blood. Basically the placenta is doing the work that the baby’s lungs will do after it is
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