Electrolyte

Just like another day at West Cannoli High School, me and Ultra Violinist worked steadily on our report on the Tyndall Effect. Honestly, my essay was better than most given the fact that most only use the bare minimum. Stating that it was light scattering when it passes through a colloid. Over the intercom, they called for me and Ultra Violinist to check out. Sometimes this job can be repetitive but it is still I have grown to enjoy tormenting our appointments let alone our biggest challenge yet…

How Hemodialysis Work There is all kinds of different health issues in the world we live in now. Diabetes and high blood pressure is the most common ones. Chronic kidney failure is also another health issue that is going on in the world today. Over 26 million American adults have CKD (chronic kidney disease) and millions of others are at increased risk (National Kidney Foundation 1). Now I know you probably wondering what CKD is. Chronic Kidney Failure (CKD) is the loss of kidney function. The…

it out of the fire station with full lights and sirens. My heart is racing my mind as I try to keep up with the onslaught of incoming information. “She just came back from dialysis,” one of the medics calls out. Okay, so renal failure, pH and electrolyte imbalances. “She’s vomiting blood. Put on trauma sleeves, and get a face shield.” Okay, so upper GI…

The circulatory system is a complex system with a lot of complicated and important pieces and just like any other complex system, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. More than 600,000 Americans die every year from some sort of heart disease. A few of the major heart problems amongst Americans include: Coronary heart disease, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias), congenital heart defects, weak heart muscles (cardiomyopathy), and heart valve problems. Adding to the risk, heart disease…

The dialysate is the liquid that helps remove the waste or unwanted products from your blood. It also helps get your electrolytes and minerals to the proper levels in your body. The machine also monitors the flow of your blood while it is outside of your body. Fluid removal is made by different processes in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis. In hemodialysis the dialysis…

the liver since the damaged tape player is on the right side. Assess the kidneys, comparing the left to the right. Make sure the patient has venous access in case of need to start IV or take blood for labs. Labs- CBC, H&H, ABGs, BUN, PT, PTT, Electrolytes, BUN, Creatinine, type and cross match in preparation for blood replacement. Serum amylase and lipase levels. Diagnostic exams may be ordered – CT,…

Everyday in life one learns a pristine lesson. Whether it was insignificant, not as major, or large, acutely overriding. As an illustration, athletes need to drink plenty of water. Not just pints, gallons. When one does not drink enough water, one becomes dehydrated and injuries can occur: muscle cramps, lightheadedness, vomiting, passing out, back or joint ache, constipation and the list continues. You find how much water you need to drink by multiplying your weight times .31 for girls and .35…

There are many people who believe that homeopathic medicine doesn't work. There are many forms of healing, cleansing and transforming the body. People have different opinions on how to and what is healthy and unhealthy. Coffee enemas are one form of hydrotherapy, which involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. Hydrotherapy is one of those forms of cleaning and healing that not many people know about. Colon cleansing is a way to detoxify the liver, clean out the intestines or…

In this lab, many materials were used including, EcoRl restriction enzyme, DNA from the crime scene and subjects 1 through 5, centrifuge, water bath, DNA loading dye, Electrophoresis chamber, TAE buffer, and a fast blast stain. The EcoRl restriction enzyme is the enzyme that was used in order to cut the DNA at specific sites into many separate fragments. A centrifuge is a machine that uses a rotating container inside it in order to force all of the liquids to the bottom of the test tubes within…

The smallest unit within a living thing is known as a cell. Organisms are also a living thing and cell is considered to be the basic block of organisms that builds them. There are many different types of cells in a living thing and are divided into two main categories (i) prokaryotic and eukaryotic. (Karp, 2010). Characteristics of living cell Cells are considered as the most fundamental unit that has the responsibility to carry functions within a living organism (De Robertis & De Robertis,…