Case Study 1: Anemia Donna Ishay Grand Canyon University Pathophysiology and Nursing management of Clients Health 410-V Professor Kathleen Ellis June 8‚ 2015 . Anemia is the most common blood condition affecting over 3 million people in the United States. It is a medical condition where the red blood cell count or the hemoglobin count is below normal and there are no enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the tissues. The normal level of hemoglobin in male and females are different
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Erythropoietin and Athletes Steven D. Jackson Student‚ American Military University Abstract Erythropoietin (EPO) use as a performance enhancing agent in sport carries both significant and detrimental risks to go along with its suggested benefits. As such‚ it was banned by the International Olympic Committee in 1990. Shortly thereafter‚ successful and reliable testing methods have been developed to test athletes for its potential use. Despite widespread knowledge of its potential adverse
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Athletes throughout the world are always seeking to build muscle‚ enhance energy‚ improve physical performance and have an overall edge on fellow athletes (Wolinsky‚ I et al‚ 2004‚ Slater‚G et al‚ 2000). Ergogenic aids can include nutritional aids. It also include pharamcological aids‚ physiological aids and psychological aids (Ferrando et al‚ 1993). Ergogenic aids can be split into synthetic and natural aids. Synthetic is where the aid cannot be produced via the body‚ such as anabolic steroids‚
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Introduction On Saturday morning of the 24th of October‚ there was report by an employee of a homicide incident on 4011 N. Central Ave‚ Phoenix‚ AZ. University Center building on the 3rd floor of Arizona State University. The victim was describe as a 24 year old Caucasian female‚ by the name of Kelly; who works as a programs coordinator for Arizona State University. The victim was working late hours as usual on a Friday night‚ she was on her office cubical. The body was found laying on the floor
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10/7/12 Blood Doping Blood doping is the altering of the number of RBC’s (red blood cells) to increase the flow of oxygen by a series of techniques. Mostly used by athletes. The most common way is taking out about two pints of the athlete’s blood a few weeks before the competition they are competing in. The blood is frozen until a couple days before it is needed‚ thawed out‚ and then injected back into the athlete. This method is known as autologous doping (transfusion of blood from same person)
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Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)‚ a potentially lethal complication‚ was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and
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Syndrome | A severe disease that involves fever‚ shock‚ and problems with the function of several organs | Confusion‚ diarrhea‚ headaches‚ fever‚ low blood pressure‚ muscle aches‚ vomiting‚ redness of the eye‚ and seizures. | Blood culture and the determination of several of the symptoms | | Page 1 CONDITION TABLE Page 2 CONDITION | DEFINITION | SIGNS & SYMPTOMS | DIAGNOSTIC TESTS | 6. Endometriosis | A female health disorder that occurs when cells from the linning of the womb grow in
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Blood Doping in Endurance Sports Blood doping has become a consistant part of sports and fair play. Blood doping enhances your performance by increasing red blood cell mass and as a result delivering more oxygen to muscle. This “boost” of energy has sparked major controversy in the sports world for what it can do for an athlete during endurance events such as running. The risks involve putting the cardiovascular system of the athlete being in severe danger because of this procedure. Still‚ there
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Blood Film Staining – Normal & Malignant Cells Case Study 1 Male 72 yrs Hb 77g/l (NR 130-180) RBC 2.23 x 10¹²/l (NR 4.5-6.5) MCV 88fl (NR 76-96) WBC 98.2 x 10/l (NR 4-11) Platelets 28 x 10/l (NR 150-400) A) Calculation of PCV (packed cell volume or haematocrit) PCV = RBC (cells/l) x 10¯¹² x MCV (fl) RBC = 2.23 x 10¹²/l MCV = 88fl or 88 x 10/l PCV = 2.23 x 88 x10 PCV = 196.24/1000 PCV = 0.196 (NR 0.4-0.54) B) Calculation of MCH (mean cell volume) MCH = Hb
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Cheating and Sportsmanship HPE essay-BY Elliott Biggs Just like everything in life‚ sports too are governed by rules‚ customs and even competition. Sports are a way through which we are able to connect with our past and have good feelings about the future. Sports acts as a way of bonding people despite their age‚ gender and race differences. Sports today‚ instead of bonding people and teaching them discipline and teamwork is causing them to cheat. And athletes have a reason to cheat now with all
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