The Family of Blood

Clinical Feature The word “aneurysm” comes from the Latin word “aneurysma”, which means dilatation. Aneurysm is an uncharacteristic local dilatation in the wall of a blood vessel, generally an artery, because of a defect, infection or injury. A brain aneurysm is a protuberance or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. It frequently looks like a berry dangling on a stem. A brain aneurysm can leak or rupture, triggering bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). Cerebral aneurysms can…

fail to seek treatment, these symptoms may become more severe over time. Second, because hypothyroidism commonly runs in families, a person’s family history could help diagnose hypothyroidism. Although a physician could make a strong prediction of hypothyroidism at a routine physical, the only definite way to diagnose this condition is through blood testing. Doctors use two blood tests to make a hypothyroidism diagnosis. The first test, the TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) test, measures…

like hospital readmissions, increased morbidity and mortality, higher medical costs and so on (Diaz & Newman, 2015). Diabetes mellitus is one of the reasons associated with the risks to develop SSI (Sharma et al., 2009). By maintaining the normal blood sugar levels of the diabetic patients who undergoes surgery, it is possible to prevent the SSI (Al-Zaru, Ammouri, Al-Hassan, & Amr, 2009). Reason for Attention The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) serves as a performance measure of a…

Jesica’s family? What might have the doctors done to increase the chances that Jesica’s family understood the true nature of the problems in this terrible circumstance? The social and cultural barriers that made it difficult for the doctors to communicate with Jesica’s family may have been differing languages, different understanding of the medical procedure, or the terms used. The complete miscommunication caused Jesica’s family to believe the doctors didn’t care for what went wrong. The family…

The artery may become blocked with plaque, which is a buildup of fat. Arteries carry oxygen and nutrients to the body. The femoral artery is in the upper part of the leg. It is the main artery that carries blood to the leg. Popliteal arteries are in the back of the knee. These arteries take blood to the lower part of the leg. This procedure uses a graft to bypass the blocked artery. The graft can be one of your own veins that has been taken from another part of your leg, or it can be made of a…

Organ donation is often discussed around family tables and in public facilities. Every discussion, of course, deals with the positives and the negatives. Each individual has a right to control his or her own body in regard to organ donations. Organ donation is a noble idea and a valuable healing tool; however, it should not be required. Organ donation is the process of giving an organ or a part of giving an organ or a part of an organ for the purpose of transplantation into another person. In…

The Heart Every human to ever exist carries a hard working pump inside their chest. The pump is called a heart, and the heart’s main function is to deliver a supply of blood through blood vessels throughout the human body. According to research, the heart is a muscle that repeats the same pumping action during the whole lifespan of an individual and is about the size of ones fist. The heart is made up of several elements like the aorta and the mitral valves, along with other vital parts.…

and financially secure. The opposing side believes that women should try to start a family before thirty-five to…

swelling, purulent nasal discharge from the right nostril and retro-orbital headache on the same side for the past four days. The woman has a 15-year history of type 1 diabetes and reports difficulty in controlling her blood sugars over the same period. Her glucometer typically shows blood sugars ranging between 300-400 mg/dL and she says that they peaked at a critical range (above 500) two times yesterday. She has been experiencing polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia similar to the period when…

Prospective Study of Dietary Calcium and Other Nutrients and the Risk of Symptomatic Kidney Stones. New England Journal of Medicine, 328, 833-838. doi:10.1056/NEJM199303253281203 Curhan, G. C., Willett, W. C., Rimm, E. B., & Stampfer, M. J. (1999). Family History and Risk of Kidney Stones. Journal of Urology, 8(10), 1568-1573. doi:10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68665-X Harris, P., Nagy, S., & Vardaxis, N. J. (2010). Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing and health professions (2nd ed.). Chatswood,…