Blood

heard of the blood types A, B, AB, and O, but not everyone understands what these letters mean. A blood type or blood group is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells. When you receive a blood transfusion, doctors have to make sure it is a match to your blood type, if not it can kill you (Wayman, 2012). The blood types A, B, AB, and O are known as the ABO blood group (Wayman, 2012). This blood group is…

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”…

main issue is that a government will become corrupt when weak, and then forced upon a cycle of reliability. As blood diamonds become more prominent and vital to the African government, the diamonds have increased the spread and level of political corruptions, as well as the concept of such trade. To solve this problem there are solutions that could improve the flow and reduce the trade of blood diamonds. The main official who has greatly helped the corruption of said resource is head of the…

Scene: Revolutionary United Front (RUF) exploited and killed the innocent Sierra Leone villagers Briefly describe how the issue was portrayed. In the Blood Diamond movie, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) used the illegal ways to sell the diamonds for purchase its military operations. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) is very cruel to the villagers in Sierra Leone which treat them merciless in order to diamond panning for the purpose to exchange of arms and weapons. The Revolutionary United…

Components Of Blood Blood is a specialized body fluid. It has five main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood has many different functions, transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues, forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss, carrying cells and antibodies that fight infection, bringing waste products to the kidneys and liver, which filter and clean the blood, and regulating body temperature. The blood that runs through the veins,…

Umbilical cord blood is rapidly becoming a blood source of interest to the medical world. Like bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, or UCB, has been declared to hold a desirable supply of hematopoietic stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells, or HSCs, are multipotent cells in the body that, upon being stimulated by specific growth factors, will differentiate into mature, functional cells. When looking at the use of UCB, it is important to determine the method of extraction, what this specific…

provider will make a definitive diagnosis of high blood pressure after taking several measurements. Health care experts will work with you to create a management plan built on whether you were detected with primary or secondary high blood pressure and if there is a supposed or recognized reason. Treatment procedures might go forward up until blood pressure management is accomplished. If your health care provider detects you with secondary high blood pressure, he or she will work to treat the…

Benefits of Donating Blood Every two seconds someone in the U.S. is in need of a blood transfusion. Just one donation can save up to three lives, provide information for researching cures of certain life threatening diseases. Those diseases included but not limited are diabetes, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and hemophilia disease. Although donating blood may seem like it is depleting nutrients and proteins from your body, it is actually benefiting you and those receiving your blood. A…

film that this happens to. Like the protagonist of the 1983 movie “Scarface,” he wants what he doesn’t have which is greed and power. In this film, he does whatever he can to earn that desirable power that he wants. The director of “There Will Be Blood” (2007), Paul Thomas Anderson, uses a visual strategy like using empty space around the character to show the downfall of him throughout the film. Paul Thomas Anderson also uses background music, such as violin screeching, to give the audience a…

something people must create for themselves. To many this is true, to others this is fake. People can determine who they are, which is their identity, without allowing outsiders influence them. It is just a matter of the heart. In the book In Cold Blood authored by Truman Capote, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith were normal men before they turned into criminals. Although, Perry was reluctant about the plan of robbing the Clutters, observing the home makes him enter a state of frustration and…