Arterial catheter

When I was a little girl I was obsessed with playing house. I would always want to be the mom too. This allowed me to know I wanted to become an elementary school teacher. I love babysitting and I work at a daycare. Then when I started to get a little older, I was always interested in cuts, bumps, and bruises. I started to think I wanted to become a part of the medical field, but I didn’t know which part. Then I got my wisdom teeth out. While the doctor was giving me the anesthesia, I began to…

to flow from the pulmonary artery to the aorta and out to the body without going through the lung due to the fact that the fetus gets oxygenated from the mother (Ellis, 2016). After birth this artery should close in order to prevent the mixing of arterial and venous…

Cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal. The main types of cardiomyopathy include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your heart to pump and deliver blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure. But to science certain it is not known which is the cause that causes this disease only knows that there is a variety of this disease. Cardiomyopathy can be treated. The type of treatment you 'll…

The heart is a complex organ that we need in order to pump blood to our body. The cardiac cycle and blood pressure (BP) are two things that greatly affect how our body can function. Both are a part of the circulatory system. There are many diseases that can affect the cardiac cycle and the BP. These diseases can affect our circulatory system, lungs, and our heart’s ability to function properly. When the cardiac cycle and BP are affected then the body is in danger of being greatly damaged. The…

shrink the damaged part because of stimulating an inflammatory response. The biologic complex which is combination of chondroitin sulfate and poly- l -lysine is delivered in a fibrin vehicle simultaneously with a thrombin solution via a dual lumen catheter in the flexible bronchoscope where the component fills alveoli and blocks collateral ventilation.18 Conclusion It can be concluded that the most beneficial effect of pharmacological and non-pharmacological method of lung volume reduction can…

disease at age 7. Moya-Moya disease is a rare arterial occlusive disease. It affects the internal carotid artery and its branches and may lead to severe clinical presentations such as stroke and intracranial hemorrhage. Imaging techniques have a key role in management of Moya-Moya disease (Figure 1). They are necessary for diagnosis, choice of treatment, and follow-up. Less invasive imaging techniques have become efficient in hemodynamic studies but catheter angiography remains the diagnostic…

Eight hundred thousand people experience a new or reoccurring stroke every year. A stroke occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the brain and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. There are two types of strokes, Ischemic and Hemorrhagic. A stroke has many symptoms that can help one to know if they are having a stroke, about to have one, or have already had one. Along with these symptoms, there are risk factors that cause them. These risk factors are both controllable…

Teaching Clinical Ethics Using a Case Study: Family Presence During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Ainslie T. Nibert Crit Care Nurse 2005;25:38-44 © 2005 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Published online http://www.cconline.org Personal use only. For copyright permission information: http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/cgi/external_ref?link_type=PERMISSIONDIRECT Subscription Information http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/subscriptions/ Information for authors…

Decompressive Craniectomy and the Return of Functionality in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Increased Intracranial Pressure The brain and its surrounding protective bony layer provide for a unique situation with regards to traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Unlike other tissue in the body, which are free to expand outwards when inflammation or trauma occurs, the brain cannot. In the average adult, the cranial vault has the ability to accommodate for up to 1500mL of volume. When cerebral…