Respiration

"Homeostasis" means balance or equilibrium. How your body works to maintain equilibrium is reflected in how your vital signs vary with activity. Heart rate, blood pressure and respiration are lowest during periods of rest and sleep. During exercise, blood pressure, pulse and respiration increase to meet the increased demand for oxygen and nutrients by your musculoskeletal system. The adjustment of vital signs to match your body's level of physical activity is an example of homeostasis…

used when energy for body activities is produced. A large amount of glucose is transformed into fat and stored as such (Manisha, M. 2017). Once absorbed glucose is transported in the hepatic portal vein to the liver it is either broken down in respiration for energy or kept as glycogen. Stored glycogen is released as glucose under the guidance of the hormones insulin produced in the pancreas which also controls its use in the…

When Everything Clinically Right Goes Wrong As nurses, we were trained to journey through the nursing process as if marking off a check list consisting of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation (ADPIE). Following “ADPIE” ensured we would provide excellent clinical care to our patients. However, what if the nursing process plays out right but the outcome is wrong? At my organization, I work as a float pool nurse trained to work on many nursing floors. One afternoon I…

Have you ever wondered about the effects of heroin and how the drug is processed? My essay will provide you with interesting facts and multiple other things about the drug itself. Heroin is a well-known drug worldwide, and used by many well-known people recreationally. Heroin, a drug used for its euphoric effects worldwide, has extremely negative impacts on the body, and the brain. Heroin side effects can include bad teeth, itching, loss of appetite, pustules on the face, coma, and many more…

Today is the best day! I went inside a giant’s respiratory system and it was awesome. I entered the respiratory system from the nasal cavity. The nasal cavity is part of the respiratory system. The nose is the primary opening for the respiratory system. Have you ever wondered how it works? The term "nasal cavity" can refer to each of the two sides of the nose or to the two sides combined. The two nasal cavities condition the air to be received by the other areas of the respiratory tract. Owing…

Under the Uniform Determination of Death Act, an individual is officially declared to be dead “when he or she “has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiration functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem”” (Landau 3). The family of a brain-dead patient, however, can choose whether or not to place him or her on life support to continue biological functions. This option creates an issue in making family…

A.B. did not have any lacerations or extensions and she did not need an episiotomy. During the third stage of labor Pitocin was used to help with uterine contractions. This stage usually last 5-30 minutes and this stage lasted 7 minutes for A.B. which is within normal limits. The placenta was delivered spontaneously at 0404 and no abnormalities were noted. The estimated blood loss was less than 500 ml (Patient’s chart, 2016). Usual blood loss ranges from 250 -500 milliliters after the…

Abstract Caitlyn Jenner a 65 year old female patient fell down a marble staircase and hit the left side of her skull twice when she was rushed into the emergency room. After radiographic images were taken and a skull series was performed it was evident that the patient had an open communited depressed fracture of the left temporal bone. Other radiological modalities were utilized in diagnosing the type and severity of her fracture. After diagnosis was made apparent then the appropriate…

C. botulinum is a toxic bacteria deadly to humans. It is found in soils, and decaying animal carcasses throughout the world. It is an obligate anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria. Botulism was discovered by Émile van Ermengem in 1897 after a contaminated piece of ham poisoned thirty people. He was the first to isolate the bacteria, and determined that C. botulinum was capable of producing heat-resistant endospores. He is also credited with discovering the deadly toxin C.…

1 Hypothalamus – a small region of the brain that is a major link between the nervous and endocrine system. The hypothalamus controls the autonomic nervous system and regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, fear, rage, and sexual behavior. The hypothalamus control feeling such as pain, stress, and emotional experiences. (1) 2 Pituitary gland – the “master endocrine gland” because it secretes many hormones that control other endocrine glands. It is a “pea-shaped structure that attaches to…