First Blood

received renal sympathetic using the symplicity catheter2. The symplicity catheter is rotated around the renal artery, 4-6 ablations are made at different sites. The results are summarised in table 1. Individual results showed a significant reduction in Blood pressure (p<0.0001)2. Symplicity HTN-2 trials were performed…

the injured person take the time to rest for a few minutes while applying an ice pack to the area. The limb that is affected should be elevated using pillows. This will improve blood flow and help reduce any shock of the injury. A good way to tell if the injury has been iced for long enough…

The frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes are the most prone to suffer from an ischemic stroke due to their shared blood supply. The frontal lobe is located within the anterior cranial fossa, whereas the temporal lobe is situated in the middle cranial fossa. The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is the region of interest as this is the most common site for ischemic strokes. The MCA consists of four sections. The M1 segment consists of lenticulostriate vessels which irrigate the basal ganglia. The M2…

wild animals such as wolves, coyotes, foxes, California gray seals, sea lions and raccoons. On rare occasions, dog heartworms will infect human beings. The parasite, Dirofilaria immitis, is spread dog to dog by mosquitoes. When a mosquito obtains a blood meal from an infected dog and then goes on to bite the owner, it is common for some of the heartworm larva to be transferred to the human. Therefore, Heartworm Disease can be considered zoonotic (Diseases passed from animals to man). In a normal…

(ischemia) in the placenta, called defective placentation. Ischemia in the placenta is thought to stimulate release of a substance that is toxic to endothelial cells, leading to endothelial cell dysfunction. Because endothelial cells line all the blood vessels, this leads…

Jones. Mr. Jones appeared to be in distressed. He is now using his accessory muscles to breathe, crackles are heard on auscultation and there is decreased air entry in the left and right bases. Chest X ray revealed consolidation on the left lower lobe and atelectasis in the right lower lobe. After a series of investigation in the emergency department, Mr. Jones was commenced on Normal Saline at 125 mls/hr and he was given oxygen via non rebreather mask at 10L/min. He was then transferred…

All of these organs work in order, from your first bite of food, to breaking down your food using saliva as a tool. Then your food will be swallowed, grinded in your stomach, and then continues to break down through your small and large intestines, and then pass through your body as waste. Urinary…

“We can 't go on anymore!!!” My best friend Tim is lying on the floor unconscious while losing an excessive amount of blood. In the process of fighting the otters off, my foot was tragically mauled. As I tried to stay awake, I can dimly hear the otters scratching on the doors and walls of the cabin. That was the last thing I heard until I went into an oblivion. After what seemed to be hours, I started to gain conscious again and realized the scratching was gone. Now was the time to find a…

directly in front of me. I felt something brush up against my back. This made me jump before I realized that they were just coats. This was when I assumed that I was in a closet. I had no idea how I had gotten here. Every so often, a drop of blood from the slits in my wrists would slip down, making a long trail over my palm and then would splash into the puddle that was slowly forming there. It was almost mesmerizing. I started counting the seconds between the drips. One…two…three…I could…

different types of congenital heart conditions; the presentation, exam, diagnosis, treatment, and any long term effects for the patients. Patent Ductus Arteriosus In utero the ductus arteriosus connects the aorta and pulmonary artery. It allows blood 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…