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    supplies oxygen throughout our body(Jacobs). Pumped through a network of arteries and veins, blood is a very important part of our body. Without blood, we could not live. This is because it keeps us warm, fights off infections, and helps get rid of waste(Durani). Blood also transports oxygen and hormones throughout our body. Our circulatory system is made up of the heart and blood vessels. They also include arteries, veins, and capillaries. There are two parts to the circulatory system: the…

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    The cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels and approximately the 5 litres of the blood that the blood vessels transport. The cardiovascular system is powered by the body’s hardest working organ. The cardiovascular system is responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from your body. The main structures of this system is the heart the blood vessels and blood. Delivery of oxygen and nutrients The pulmonary circuit carries blood…

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    body. Capillaries carry blood very close to the cells of the tissues of the body in order to exchange gases, nutrients, and waste products. The final type of blood vessels are the veins. Veins are seen as the counter part of the arteries ad their job is to pump blood back to the heart from the outer parts of the body. Veins rely on gravity, inertia, and the force of skeletal muscle contractions to help push blood back to the heart because of the fact that once the blood reaches them the blood…

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    needed for clotting in the body and the plasma is a liquid in which the other components float in (Next slide). Some common problems that can occur in the Cardiovascular System is an Aneurysm and Varicose Veins. Aneurysms occur when there is a weak spot in the wall of an artery. Varicose veins, is quite common, it is when there are problems with valves and therefore prevent blood from returning back to the heart. This can be shown by the pictures shown on the presentation. (Marieb 8th Edition,…

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    Estelle many aspects must be taken into consideration, such as the prevention of infection such as lung infections like pneumonia, the development of UTI due to having a Foley catheter in place, prevention of muscle wasting, and development of Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (Arenella, 2014). The plan of care for Estelle would also include…

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    This essay will be based on a case study that focuses on a registered nurse and the care that was given to one of her patients which will include patterns of knowing and bioethical principles, which should have informed the nurse about the possible actions she could have chosen for a possibly better outcome for the patient. Four elements of negligence that must be met in order for the nurse to be considered legally negligent. Along with the (NMBA) nursing and midwifery board of Australia 's…

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    branch of the thyrocervical trunk of the subclavian artery; and occasionally by the thyroidea ima artery, an infrequent branch of the arch of the aorta. The venous drainage of the thyroid gland is into the internal jugular vein through the superior and the middle thyroid vein; and by the inferior thyroid…

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    DVT Prophylaxis

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    Present the following to the class: 1 Your research question 2 The title of the article 3 The type of research design that is described in the article. Why is this design appropriate for the study? How have the researchers enhanced strengthen rigor in this specific study? 1. In acute settings (P) compression stockings (I) as a type of mechanical prophylaxis provide better DVT prophylaxis (O) compared to heparin or any other type (C) of chemical protection? 2. Prevention of Venous…

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    Insulin And Glycogen Essay

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    from the heart to the intestines, while the hepatic portal vein takes nutrients from the intestines to the liver. Lastly, the hepatic vein drains the nutrients from the liver to the inferior cava and eventually to the heart. The mechanism that controls how insulin and glucagon are distributed is hormonal. The focus of this experiment is to be to see stimulate and examine the amount of glucose in the mesenteric arteries, hepatic vein, and hepatic portal vein before and after eating. This is done…

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    Biliary System The organs and ducts that make up the Biliary System are bile ducts, and the gallbladder. In the system once the bile is secreted from the liver and drained through the smile bile bones called canaliculli. They collect into the heapatic ducts, which then collect in the common heapatic ducts. The heapatic ducts join by the cystic duct to create the common bile duct. These would run from the liver to the duodenum, which would be the first section of the small intestine. However,…

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