donate blood. General Purpose: To persuade the audience why they should donate blood. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience why they should donate blood by telling them some surprising statistics about donating blood and what they can do to help solve the problem. I. Introduction 1.Imagine your father has just suffered a heart attack and must undergo an open-hearth surgery. 2.imagine your little brother or sister was born with a heart defect and requires daily transfusions of blood in
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separated by a valve‚ which prevents the backflow of blood. Blood enters the heart through the inferior and superior vena cava carrying deoxygenated blood. The vena cava then empties into the right atrium. When the right ventricle is relaxed‚ blood flows from the atrium into the right ventricle. The blood is then pushed through the pulmonary semilunar valve into the pulmonary artery where it carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation. The blood then flows back into the heart from the lungs
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Medical Problem: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Patient: Megan Crozier 1. Define the health issue (the impact on the body) Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic BP (≥ 140 mm Hg)‚ diastolic BP (≥ 90 mm Hg)‚ or both. High blood pressure is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems‚ such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the
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The makers of “Blood Diamond‚” an exceptionally thriller starring a most excellent Leonardo DiCaprio‚ want you to know there may be blood on your hands‚ specifically your wedding finger. The story involves so-called conflict diamonds‚ illicitly mined stones that have been used to finance some of the most vicious wars in Africa. If films were judged solely by their good intentions‚ this one would be best in show. Instead‚ gilded in money and dripping with sanctimony‚ confused and mindlessly contradictory
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Epidemiology‚ blood donors are 88% less likely to suffer a heart attack and 33% less likely to suffer any type of cardiovascular event. Why is that? Well‚ researchers aren’t 100% sure‚ but believe it may be due to either one of two things. The first theory is that blood donors must be considered “healthy” before they roll up their sleeve‚ so they are less likely to suffer heart disease because they are already in good health and probably have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels that non-blood donors
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Criminology 3023 Paper 2 Cari Berlin 3/13/13 1 When it comes to the high crime rate throughout our country we are quick to blame almost everything other than what is actually at fault; but lately the country has been starting to realize what is causing all of the problems and trying to adapt to find ways to fix it. There are many theories for why the crime rate is so high and each of them has many valid points‚ but the two that seem the most accurate are the Social Disorganization Theory and Cloward
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How Cord Blood Can Be Used to Aid the Treatment of Leukemia and Other Inherited Disorders I have been hearing lots of news lately on the research being done with cord blood. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta that is usually discarded after birth. However‚ it can be very beneficial to save a baby’s cord blood. Cord blood is rich with stem cells distinctive to that baby and family. Stem cells are important because they play a role in the development of all organs
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granules 11. If Derek has surface antigen B and D on his RBCs‚ what blood type does he have? What types of antibodies are in his plasma? a. B+; anti- A antibodies 12. Andrew has blood type O negative. What type of blood can he receive from a donor? Why? D. none of the above 13. Why can’t a person with Type A blood safely receive blood from a person with Type B blood? C. type b blood would agglutinate in the recipient’s blood vessels and plug small vessels to vital organs 14. Why is it unlikely
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Giving Blood Process Essay Every hospital needs large supplies of blood for transfusions. It is given by donors. Before giving blood‚ the donor is given tests to determine his blood type and make sure he is not suffering from certain diseases‚ such as AIDS‚ Hepatitis‚ strokes‚ cancer‚ etc. The new age limit‚ for the donor‚ as of March 30‚ 2005 is sixteen. The required weight‚ for the domor‚ is one hundred and ten pounds. When his/her testing has been done‚ and he/her has passed the requirements
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(CVP) associated with shock. 2) Pathophysiology of shock Circulatory shock is defined as the failure of circulatory system to provide adequate perfusion of oxygen to peripheral tissues and organs of the body. It can be caused by a reduction in blood flow (hypovolemic shock)‚ cardiac pump failure (cardiogenic shock)‚ an obstruction to the circulatory system (obstructive shock)‚ or a fall in peripheral resistance‚ due to excessive vasodilation (distributive shock). Each type begins with either a
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