Blood

the hospital by her two friends, they claim she has potentially taken ecstasy. Brittany (patient) has several symptoms and shows some evidence of this claim. Taking a blood test and reviewing data shows that she has not taken ecstasy, but is actually suffering from hyponatremia. Hyponatremia occurs when sodium concentrations in the blood become to low. Brittany’s friends state she drank a lot of water to prevent a hangover. This is the main reason for her condition. The best way to fix this is…

physician assistant proceeds with his examination he notices bruising on her arms legs and face. She is jaundiced and he notices the smell of alcohol on her breath. In addition, her liver and entire abdomen are swollen. Her blood tests reveal elevated blood transaminases, high blood glucose, and prolonged prothrombin time. Based on her history and present findings he diagnoses her with alcoholic cirrhosis. Tim suspects alcohol abuse based on many of his exam findings. Three of those signs…

Venipuncture or phlebotomy is the term used when blood is going to get drawn from a vein. There are many people who have to get their blood drawn for health concerns. It can show how well the kidneys, heart, lungs and other organs work. The people who draw your blood are called a phlebotomist. A phlebotomist is a trained individual, usually working in a doctor’s office, hospital or medical care unit. A phlebotomist is trained to draw blood from another individual via vein in the arm (aka…

but receiving treatment for hiv infection lowers the risk for the baby lowers the risk of them catching it.HIV through breastfeeding. when you are exposed to the blood of someone who is HIV positive it can be a risk factor. This includes sharing needles for HIV drug use or getting a tattoo with contaminated instruments. Safety regulations generally…

skull becomes blocked or narrowed. This will cause the blood flow to your brain to become greatly reduced. Tiny blood vessels then open up at the base of the brain and attempt to supply the brain with blood. This outcome is presented in the image above and you can clearly see how the term a “puff of smoke” was coined. The tiny clusters of blood vessels are unable to properly…

that stop the blood from thickening as rapidly or as efficiently as normal. Anticoagulants medicines people referred to as blood thinners. However, the blood is made any thinner or the medicine make it more dilute. The blood thinners just prevents the blood from clotting. Anticoagulants are given to patient to treat and avoid blood from clotting in the blood vessels. Blood that clumps or clots, can block blood vessels and hinder the blood flow in the artery and in the vein. If the blood…

1. Based on my understanding of the cardiovascular system, a blood clot is a gel that consists of the formed elements of blood trapped in a network of insoluble protein fibers (Tortora,2014, p.335). How clotting is formed when a series of chemical reactions that culminates in the formation of fibrin threads (Tortora,2014, p.335). When blood is easily clots it’s called thrombosis, a thrombosis is a formation of a clot in an unbroken blood vessel, usually in a vein (Tortora,2014, p.335). When the…

Blood can be a terrifying reminder of a past event. For instance, it is extremely difficult to completely cleanse everything that blood comes into contact with; as a result, the reminder eats away at one’s conscience making a potential emotion of guilt or regret. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, several murders have been performed. The beginning of these resulted in a bloody ending; however, as the play progresses, the amount of blood and guilt within Macbeth becomes less and less. These…

in the blood which removes by the kidney. The adrenals are two small glands which sits on the top of the kidneys secrete important hormone, aldosterone. Aldosterone regulates the water level, but the water is extremely lost by taking Lasik; therefore, it cannot help body to recover hydrate. Lasik caused the decrease in blood volume causing dehydration. The blood pressure is affected due to the changes in blood volume within the cardiovascular system. The severe dehydration causes less blood for…

prevent further dehydration. Simply put, most sports drink actually dehydrate individuals because they are too concentrated with sugars and have less than optimal levels of electrolytes. This high concentration of sugar actually pulls water from the blood and into the stomach and intestines to dilute the…