Hemoglobin

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION 1 • Life-threatening condition characterized by the inability of the pulmonary system to meet the metabolic demands of the body with respect to oxygenation of the blood and systemic organs and/or CO2 elimination • May be accompanied by ventilatory failure 7 • Develops within minutes or hours as opposed to chronic respiratory failure that develops over several days, weeks or years CLASSIFICATION 2, 1 • Classification is mainly based on arterial blood gas (ABG)…

Can you take a time and imagine for a while when you in the situation that you have to wait for something that really, really important to you? Waiting for the only thing that can give you a chance to keep survives in this world. If you or your loved ones who was fighting in an emergency room because bleeding a lot in surgery and needed a blood so urgently. But the blood supply does not enough and there’s not matching with you. It is not nice to imagine right? But these happened in a real life,…

viruses like HIV, and it has anti-inflammatory properties that help with GI problems. Its overall use benefits those who are diabetic. Diabetes is a significant problem amongst a lot of people and with the help of bitter melon it can help lower hemoglobin A1C levels. This herb has chemical substances that work together by decreasing the amount of sugar released into the bloodstream. I also have some family members with type 2 diabetes who have tried bitter melon, and they noticed that their…

The gastrointestinal tract is about 30 feet (9m) long from the mouth to the anus. It is comprises of four layers; mucosa, submucosa, muscle and serosa. It also includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. The associated organs are the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. In addition, the GI tract is activated by parasympathetic (excitatory) and sympathetic (inhibitory) nervous system. Peristalsis (muscle contraction that moves food from esophagus to…

This disease is a “hereditary error of metabolism, is linked to the body’s production of the pigment hemoglobin, which gives color to our red blood cells and grabs oxygen molecules as blood courses through the lungs.” This disease “is said to originate from the intermarriages of the European nobility. The good news is, it is not contagious. Unfortunately…

Diabetes In 2005, 1.1 million people died from diabetes. The full impact is much larger, because although people may live for years with diabetes, their cause of death is often recorded as heart diseases or kidney failure (http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/diabetes/02en.html). Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects how your body uses blood sugar. Glucose comes from the food we eat and the liver. If we have too much glucose it will affect the body and causes other serious health problems…

Urinalysis provides important data, such the presence of proteinuria, hematuria and cell debris (red cells and cast). The urine dipstick test is one of the most suitable tools that can show trace of hemoglobin and myoglobin rather than the presence of RBCs. Proteinuria is the presence of abnormal amounts of protein in the urine. Protein in the urine does not cause a problem by itself. But it may be a sign that the kidneys may not be working properly…

Introduction: There is a lot of controversy over the topic of if humans are still evolving. Some people say that humans are still evolving, while others say we are devolving. I believe that we as humans are continuing to evolve because of medical advancements. A background term that you may not know is selective pressure; any action that changes the behavior or fitness or a living organism in a certain environment. In this paper I will be using the research of other scientists and people to…

Introduction A community assessment is defined as “an effort to identify and prioritize a community’s health needs, accomplished by collecting and analyzing data, including input from the community” (Clark, 2015, p.357). The community assessment has many benefits which are: “1) a focus on social justice 2) cultural acceptability of services 3) development of trust 4) supports outreach 5) improved connections 6) leadership development 7) critical reflection” (Clark, 2015, p. 355). Also, Healthy…

Today was my first day of Community Health clinicals at Lanier County Health Department. When I arrived, I meet the nurses then was oriented to the facility. I was surprised how many patients arrived first thing in the morning to see the WIC educator and the nutritionist. I was apprehensive as to what my day was going to entail. The first patient my preceptor and I saw was a young African American female with a 1-year-old. She was at the Health Department to receive her 12-week shot of…