Heparin

American population is aging; today there are 38 million people 65 years of age or older, with the number projected to double by 2030 ( ). Epidemiological studies have shown that cholesterol levels, diabetes, hypertension, sedentary life and genetics as the main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. However, advance aging unequivocally confers the major risks. Cardiovascular disease refers to a range of diseases that affect the heart and the blood vessels. Among the common ones are…

sleep apnea, asthma, super obesity, and acute kidney injury. She denied any smoking and illicit drug use history. She denied taking any home medications. Inpatient medications included piperacillin and tazobactam 3.375G every 6 hours, pantoprazole, heparin subcutaneous, and normal saline 100ml/hr. Significant lab values included BUN 44 mg/dl, creatinine 1.5mg/dl, glucose 198mg/dl, and WBC 12 K/ul. Upon physical examination, the patient appeared lethargic, arousable to stimulation, able to state…

Chromium (Cr) is one of the most toxic chemical compounds due to the common use of chromium compounds in industry in addition to its natural sources (Costa et al., 2003). Exposure to chromium occurs via contaminants found in drinking water and food, through air containing particulates or mists of hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) compounds, or through skin contact with soil at hazardous waste sites (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2013). Cr (VI) may be found in drinking water…

The functions of FGFR3 are dependent on ligands, specifically fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and heparin sulfate proteoglycans (6). These ligands bind to the D2, and D3 immunoglobulin subdomains of FGFR3 to stabilize the dimer complex as well as augment the functions of FGFR3. Conversely, D1 functions to inhibit FGFR3. Although the D2 and D3 immunoglobulins…

Pulmonary Embolism: “The Silent Killer” “Help! Help! Help! Why do I feel as if I’m going to pass out? What is this stabbing feeling in my chest? I need to go to the emergency room right now!” Those are just a few of the thoughts racing through my head on November 3, 2015 the day I will never forget. The day the doctor told me, “You have a mass covering your left lung and it looks as if it may be cancerous, so a biopsy is necessary.” He went on to tell me in a flat tone that they needed to…

Section 1: Effects of “Swim with the Turtles” Tourist Attractions on Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Health in Barbados, West Indies Kimberly Stewart, Terry Norton, Harwich Mohammed, Darren Browne, Kathleen Clements, Kirsten Thomas, Taylor Yaw, and Julia Horrocks Section 2: Green sea turtles tend to change their diets as they age. Green sea turtles start life as omnivores in pelagic water, but once their carapace length reaches 20 to25cm they move to coastal regions; their diet, then shifts…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Systemic illness due to microbial infection that can lead to acute organ dysfunction or failure and associated with host immune response to infection CLASSIFICATION • There is a disease continuum with increasing severity if not treated or not responsive to treatment o Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) - Documented or suspected infection with systemic manifestations of infection - Clinical response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or…

Errors regarding medication can be reduced from 13 to 99% in various studies. (CPOE article C) In one study, CPOE with CDS had a substantial diminution in errors in prescribing that were between 17 and 201 for every 100 orders. The potential number of adverse drug events (ADEs) declined by 0.9%. For certain medications for kidney diseases where the dose was too high, there was a 31% diminution in those errors. (CPOE article A) In a study on pediatric patients, CPOE with CDS was thought to be…

(a) Roughly from 25% - 120% (b) Mild hemophilia: 5% - 15% Severe hemophilia: demonstrating less than 1% of normal activity. 11. The qualitative function is affected therefore it could be due to heparin therapy, massive transfusion or vitamin k deficiency. 12. Clinical presentation would be the same. It forms clot, however there bleeding time would be abnormal. 13. (a) Hereditary factor deficiency- affects only a single factor Acquired deficiency-…

Hypertension- high blood pressure means that the systolic blood pressure is consistently over 140 (represent the pressure generate when the heat beat) and the diastolic blood pressure is consistently over 90 (represent the pressure in the vessels when the heart is at rest). Pre-hypertension will eventually lead to hypertension, those with a systolic pressure between 120 and 139, and a diastolic between 80 and 89 on multiple readings (“Hypertension,” n.d. ). This is a condition in which the force…