Blood type

carbon dioxide, and circulating the blood until the new heart is inserted. 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…

Types Of Gun Safes Not all gun safes are created equal. In fact, not all gun safes are really gun safe. For the most part, there are two types of gun storage options: actual gun safes and gun lockers. Confusing as they might be, for the sake of marketing juice many gun lockers call themselves gun safes. Clear as mud now? There's no bright line between safe and locker, but if there is a major distinction it's fire protection. Gun safes have it, lockers don't. Depending on steel gauge, lockers…

equipment. It is this part of your fish equipment which can determine whether or not you can get the bass out of the water quick enough and smooth enough and in such a way which can prevent the fish from getting away. A fishing reel can be used by all types of fisherman, including beginners, professionals and industrial fisherman. A fishing reel is a round, cylindrical devise attached to the bas of your fishing rod which has the line wrapped round it. This devise has a winder which can be used…

Rhesus disease (Rh disease) is a condition that occurs between a mother and her fetus when their blood types are incompatible. This condiiont occurs when an Rh-negative woman conceives a baby with an Rh-positive father and the baby inherits the Rh-positive blood type from the father. Rh-positive means that the protein (D antigen) can be found on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). If the D antigen is not present, then an individual is considered to be Rh-negative If the mother is Rh-negative…

The Ethics and Economical Aspects of Donating Blood Blood is a crucial part in many medical procedures and emergencies in which organizations such as the American Red Cross are constantly advocating the public to donate it. They advertise that while you are doing a simple task, you may be saving someone’s life. In a study done by Johanne Charbonneau, who has a Ph.D in political science and Natalie Y-Lang Tran, it was found that most people gave blood because they considered it a “useful”…

"Soma, you father got caught--" "Again?" I groaned. It was the fourth time this year Ma brought me the news. For some reason, my father, Akaash Choudri, managed to get caught drinking blood. I always had to go and meddle with the mind of the person who caught Pa red-handed. Red-fanged, more accurately. Pa entered the living room with a guilty expression and took a seat next to me. "Except this time it was more than one person. There 's already suspicion about the unknown deaths and your…

Blood transfusion is a process in which blood is injected from one healthy human being to a patient; whom might be losing too much blood or suffering from an illness that requires more blood. This medical procedure is crucial in saving numerous lives. The first successful human-to-human blood transfusion was performed by James Blundell in 1818, yet a large number of patients had died because of wrong blood transfusion operations. The great discovery of Karl Landsteiner’s classification of ABO…

most bones. It is highly vascular and enriched with many blood vessels and capillaries. The average weight of bone marrow is about four percent of the total body weight (Bone Marrow Anatomy). Bones that contain bone marrow are: the hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae, shoulder blade and thigh bone. Bone marrow contains immature cells, called stem cells. It is the place where new blood cells are produced. 200 billion new red blood cells are made by bone marrow within a lifetime.…

Hemophilia Hemophilia is a rare hereditary bleeding disorder where the blood cannot clot normally at the site of a wound or injury. Where someone who has a minor cut can profusely bleed, and it can get so bad that it could end up making them sick. There are two types of hemophilia, Type A and Type B. Type A: Is the most common type, it is caused by lacking Factor VII, which is one of the proteins to help blood form clots. Type B is caused by lacking Factor IX. Hemophilia is normally diagnosed…

“Oh, I know we found out we have the same blood type that one summer, maybe I could transfer my blood to help Bobby wake up to be healthy again”. Billy makes his way over to the hospital where Bobby is at. His parents are in his room with Alexandria waiting to see if he will wake up or not Billy walks into his room knowing…