Cardiovascular disease is a condition that affects the vascular system which is the blood vessels as well as the heart. To understand the cardiovascular system it is consists of many different illnesses such as coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, and congestive heart disease. There is three main causes to cardiovascular disease are heart attacks and heart disease. The third is an individual that has high blood pressure. When arteries become narrower as the person becomes older, the long term
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online at quizlet.com/_5d2h4 1. 1- blood enters the heart 1st order of draw 2- goes to 3- from there to 4 Functions of the Blood Superior & Inferior Vena Cava (V-C) Red topper tube Right Atrium Tricuspid Valve Provides nutrients, oxygen, chemical substances and waist removal Right Ventricle Pulmonary Artery - and lungs Pulmonary Veins Left Atrium Bicusped Valve Left Ventricle Aorta 18. ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) 2. 3. 4. 5. Analyses arterial blood for oxygen, carbon dioxide and bicarbonate
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Gangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young children are turning to gangs to solve problems in their lives. When youths join gangs, they drop social activities with family, friends and school. Members fall behind their classmates in school and do not try. A study shows that less than 1% of gang members are literate. Gangs destroy teenager lives and destroy their chances for a good education and a happy life. Teenagers are joining gangs every day. They join gangs for many
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the main transportation and cooling system for the body. The Red Blood Cells act like billions of little UPS trucks carrying all sorts of packages that are needed by all the cells in the body. Instead of UPS, I'll call them RBC's. RBC's carry oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Every cell in the body requires oxygen to remain alive. Besides RBC's, there are also White Blood Cells moving in the circulatory system traffic. White Blood Cells are the paramedics, police and street cleaners of the circulatory
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Philippine Christian University Mary Johnston College of Nursing 415 Morga St. Tondo, Manila A Case Study on Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Cholelithiasis Submitted by: Abad, Edryan Calara, Sharika Loradel Casul Mark Jury Corpuz, Trisha Dela Cruz, Marjori Gamboa, Jonalyn Lebico, Elmarie Lopez, Anica Tapawan, Ansherina Tuazon, Serleen March 09, 2012 Acknowledgement We would like to thank the following to the development of this case study. Mrs
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muscle. A person’s body needs minerals so that vitamins are able to be processed. There are several minerals that help our bodies function. Calcium helps in the development of our bones and teeth, muscle contractions, nerve impulses and clotting our blood. Magnesium helps with neuromuscular activity, bones, liver, muscle and transfer of intercellular water, and alkaline balance. Sodium helps with body fluid volume, nerve impulse condition and keeping electrolytes balanced. Potassium helps with heart
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Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator, you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read, interpret, and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144, 196, & 261-263)
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illness is cause by a bite from a female Aedes Aegypti which lives in places that store water such as in the tires, bottles and cans. Dengue lowers the number of platelets in the blood and it may lead to bleeding or death since it cannot supply clotting due to thrombocytopenia (lower than normal number of platelets in the blood). In the Philippines, dengue is now one of the leading causes of the increase of mortality rate. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the country with more than 60,000
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eventually put yourself into shock because your body becomes overwhelmed with the loss of water. After your body becomes in shock, it causes your blood pressure to fall. This then affects your organs where they will malfunction, and then eventually fail. The worse thing that could happen to people that becomes over dehydrated is death. The decrease in blood supply to the brain causes your body to go into a coma, and then eventually your body completely shuts down due to lack of fluids and water. Your
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vaginal bleeding in the third trimester of my first pregnancy. I was at my boyfriend's house playing cards. I had this sensation of needing to urinate. I stood up to go to the bathroom, while standing blood starting gushing out of me. My white shorts were covered in blood. I had a massive amount of blood, surrounding me on the floor. The emergency squad was called and in route, to where I was at. I arrived at the hospital in the early evening hours. I was taken right back to a room, awaiting the Doctor
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