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    Biology

    TRANSPORT AND EFFECTS OF EXERCISES Aim To investigate the effect of exercise on pulse rate and evaluate effects of other variables. Risk assessment Comfortable shoes to be worn. Participants not allowed pausing during exercising. Participants were not supposing to excide 3 minutes (over exercising). Method The pulse rate was taken on the radial artery using two fingers whilst the participant was sitting quietly in a comfortable position. It was measured for three times before exercises and

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    Dissemeniated Intravascular Coagulation

    Intravascular Coagulation, also known as DIC, is a pathological activation of blood clotting mechanisms that may happen in response to a variety of diseases, or illnesses. However, DIC, is most commonly observed in severe sepsis and septic shock. DIC is not a specific illness, rather it is a complication or an effect of the progression of other illnesses or diseases. (Porth, 2011). When the body becomes injured, certain proteins in your blood become activated and travel to the injury site to help stop bleeding

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    The Ballard of Antonio Alexander Cesar

    influenced by gangster John Dillinger, whom he came to regard as a mentor. After his initial stint with small-time gangs that included the junior forty thieves and the Bowery Boys, Cesar joined the Los angles Killas and then the powerful bloods based in lower Los Angeles. During this time, he was employed abd mentored by fellow racketeer Frankie Yale, a bartender in a Coney Island dance hall and saloon called Harvard Inn. Cesar received the scars that gave him the nickname ‘’Young Scars’’

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    Measuring Fluid Balance

    Nursing Practice Review Fluid balance Keywords: Fluid balance/Input/Output/ Dehydration/Overhydration ●This article has been double-blind peer reviewed Measuring and managing fluid balance In this article... What fluid balance is and how fluid moves around the body Causes and signs and symptoms of dehydration and overhydration How to assess fluid balance, including clinical assessment How to keep an accurate fluid balance chart Author Alison Shepherd is tutor in nursing, department of primary

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    Earthworm Dissection

    vessels that supply the blood to organs within the earthworm. These vessels are the aortic arches, dorsal blood vessels, and ventral blood vessels. The aortic arches function like a human heart. There are five pairs of aortic arches, which have the responsibility of pumping blood into the dorsal and ventral blood vessels. The dorsal blood vessels are responsible for carrying blood to the front of the earthworm’s body. The ventral blood vessels are responsible for carrying blood to the back of the earthworm’s

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    Leukemia

    It had been a long year battling Breast Cancer, all the doctor appointments, chemotherapy and then the radiation therapy, Grannie was exhausted. She just wanted to sleep all day, she was worn out. The family was told that she would bounce back after a month or so, the radiation therapy would wear off, then she would be back to herself in no time, but that never happened. She had told us that she was going to the doctor that afternoon; he had called to ask her to come in. That is never a good thing

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    Effects of Smoking

    the epithelium. White blood cells try to remove the infection they use enzymes like elastase to get in to the airway. This damages the elastic tissue and can lead to bronchioles and alveoli bursting. Effects of Nicotine * It mimics the action of transmitter substances at the synapses. This makes the person feel more alert. * Nicotine causes adrenaline to be released. This raises heart rate, breathing rate and causes constriction of the arterioles. This raises blood pressure. * It causes

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    Interventional Cardiologist). There was a brainstorming on the treatment approach with a sole objective to save both the lives i.e. the mother and the child. The traditional Open Heart surgery on Cardiopulmonary Pump was ruled out because of high risk of blood loss, which might lead to abortion. Closure of ASD in Catheterization laboratory was also considered to be risky; since, it could bring about radiation induced anomalies in the unborn child. After much deliberation, the experts decided upon a unique

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    Com 155

    Are you always thinking to yourself how you need to lose weight? Did healthy eating and exercise come to your mind or was trying a diet pill what you thought about? Everyone wants to lose weight, but no one ever wants to lose weight the healthy way. People just want to find a quick and easy way to lose weight fast. Regardless of any harmful side effects that can result later down the road to their body. Metabolism disruption, dehydration, and addiction are just a few of some serious health problems

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    Hemophilia

    were affected. Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that makes it much harder and longer for your blood to clot when you are injured. In severe cases continuous bleeding could occur after minor cuts. There are two types of hemophilia, hemophilia A and hemophilia B. Mutations in the F8 and F9 gene that causes a reduction in the coagulation factors VIII and XI. These coagulation factors are essential in the blood clotting process, also known as coagulation cascade. Mostly men inherit hemophilia. Hemophilia

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