Anticoagulant

The experiment addresses the question by exposing two samples of defibrinated sheep’s blood (DSB) to microgravity, then mixing one of the samples with Celox Hemostatic Granules, which will induce clotting in that sample. In total, four samples will be available to compare with each other: one that clotted in microgravity, one that didn’t clot, but was exposed to microgravity, one that clotted in regular Earth gravity, and one that didn’t clot, but was exposed to regular Earth gravity. Measuring…

From the doppelgänger in Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to the lab-grown raptors in Jurassic Park, the concept of duplicating living creatures has existed in our media for centuries and persists even today. Nowadays, the concept of recreating a human being or an extinct species is not too fantastical a concept with the advent of 3D printing technologies and research in the fields of biochemistry, anatomy, and cell biology. There are a number of suggested purposes for…

Pulmonary Embolism Did you know that just from sitting too long or just any type of prolonged immobility could sometimes be fatal? Life threatening 1/3 of people with undiagnosed and untreated Pulmonary Embolism don’t survive, can lead to Pulmonary Hypertension (PHTN), PHTN is a type of blood pressure that affects the arteries in your lungs and the right side of your heart. When lower extremities are horizontal for long lengths of time, the flow of the venous blood slows and blood can pool in…

The dilated cardiomyopathy is a progressive and chronic disease of the heart muscles, the most common type of cardiomyopathies, occurring mostly in adults 20 to 60, more common in men, usually starting in the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle), the muscles of the heart starts to stretch and to become thinner leading consequently to enlargement inside the chamber of the heart and can spreads to the right ventricle and then to the atria (Bhf.org.uk, 2017). When the heart chambers dilate…

Since thousands years ago, farmers and other people with an interest in agriculture and livestock have been selectively breeding the plants and animals to possibly achieve exact or similar characteristics that the owner wished for from past generations. The discovery of genetics was do to the extensive experimentation and studies of Gregor Mendel on various pea plants. Decades later after Mendel’s brilliant discovery, scientists continued to learn more about genetics and came to uncover the…

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart condition people may acquire. Atrial fibrillation is when the heart beats between 350-600 beats per minute. The rhythm of the heart is irregular. Since the atria of the heart are beating so fast, the heart is not pumping effectively. Blood remains in the atria and clots, or thrombi, may form. These clots can move to the brain and increase the risk of stroke in many atrial fibrillation patients. There is no cure for atrial fibrillation; it can only be…

hospital for fifty nine days straight. The process included having chest tubes in the lungs, and medicine to paralyze her body, so she could not breathe against the ventilator. Also, she received an injected prescription drug known as a blood anticoagulant, or Heparin. She was in many units of the hospital, such as PICU, pediatric intensive care unit, ECMO tech, and the NICU, neonatal intensive-care unit.…

Halloween, said Rob Mies” In fact, the bats are extremely helpful. For example, in World War II bats were used as bombs. Also, as stated in the Animal Rescue site, “Vampire bats, who are the only mammals known to feed on the blood, have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva, called draculin. Turns out, draculin might be able to help people survive stokes by breaking up blood clots.” As shown, the bats draculin helped people survive stokes. To conclude, bats are unique, diverse, small and big…

Catheterization Appropriate nursing skill and great technology are required to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patient in the catheterization laboratory. Having a critical care experience, basic life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification, and knowledge of sophisticated equipment such as (IABP) are required for competent care of the patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures. Although it may seem repetitive,…

Rat poison is regularly advertised as an effective solution for ridding the home of mice. Using it comes with unintended and dangerous consequences. Rat poison is ineffective for reasons outside of the fact that it’s filled with potent chemicals. Keep reading to find out why you shouldn’t use rat poison to get rid of mice, and what you should do instead. Unintended Victims Using rat poison around the home puts pets and young children at risk. Loose pellets could wind up in the hands of…