Aorta

Trauma encompasses a wide variety of insults to the body ranging from motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, falls from great heights, contact sports, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and industrial accidents. Trauma accounts for 10% of deaths among men and women, and is the leading cause of death for those younger than the age of 40 years. Thoracic trauma comprises 10%-15% of all traumas.1 It directly accounts for approximately 25% of trauma-related mortality and is a contributing…

Hunting is often portrayed purely as a form of sport or the quest for a big trophy. But what most people do not acknowledge is that it does much more for the human population in general. Hunting provides us with the resources that allow us to live comfortably. Not only does it do this, but it provides health to our environment as well as our economy. Hunting large game plays a vital role in the protection of our people, our resources, and the animals themselves. To begin, the killing of large…

Nutrition Ocelots are classified as carnivores. They have fangs that support their carnivorous desires. Their pointed fangs devour their prey as they kill it, and they use their sharp back teeth to tear their prey. They do not have teeth suitable for chewing, so they tear their prey and eat whole parts of it. Their diet consists mainly of mice, rabbits, rats, birds, snakes, lizards, fish frogs, opossums, and armadillos. They are chiefly solitary animals, meaning the majority of the time, they…

The most common structural malformations are the contraction of the bicuspid valve which lies between the left atrium and left ventricle and the aorta. After the diagnosis of Turner’s syndrome, all patients are recommended to visit a clinic so that they can receive an echocardiogram to check for any heart malformations[5]. Endocrine Manifestations 5 to 10 percent of patients with Turner’s syndrome…

awarding of points would also be guided by factors such as the attention offered to ensure patient comfort. The student would then proceed to conduct a scan on the patient after collecting background health information and performing a physical exam. The aorta should then be measured to determine the possibility of an aortic aneurysm. Significant focus is laid on the student’s ability to inform the patient of the consequences of the…

1 Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) 1.1 Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. Different types of cardiac operations are performed every day in hospitals varying in complexity to treat several lesions such as coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve replacement and total heart replacement. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a crucial technique employed in the majority of these operations (Punjabi and Taylor 2013). It takes over the function of the heart and…

providence. Tragedy struck, but not for Trump. On July 1st, 2016, just two weeks after Trump’s controversial Mexican immigrant speech, Kate Steinle was walking with her father on Pier 14 in San Francisco when suddenly, without warning, a bullet struck her aorta, killing her. The bullet came from the gun of Francisco Sanchez, an illegal immigrant who had been previously charged with seven felonies and deported five times. This story got huge media attention. The United States House of…

While providing care for Sari a number of clinical management issues arise. Firstly, Sari’s pregnancy was conceived through intrauterine insemination (IUI), risks associated with artificial reproductive technologies were likely reviewed with Sari and Jane prior to intervention . It is important that the midwife be aware of potential risks associated with this method of conception and able to review these with Sari and Jane if they have questions. IUI can include increased risks of preterm birth,…

The patient is then injected with anticoagulants that help prevent blood from clotting in the heart-lung machine. The surgeon attaches two tubes to the right side of the infant’s heart that will collect unoxygenated blood, and two other tubes to the aorta that return oxygenated blood. The heart-lung machine’s main function is to regulate the body temperature of the patient by keeping the blood warm or cool. The machine will cause the body temperature to be cooled at 78 degrees Fahrenheit to…

Data regarding the cardiovascular system of older adults is slightly limited, due to the fact that older people are usually not included in clinical trials. However, enough research has been done to identify common physiological changes in the geriatric cardiovascular system, such as: increased heart weight; decreased number of myocardial cells with enlargement of remaining cells; increased left ventricle wall thickness; increased arterial stiffness; increased elastin levels; increased collagen…