The Family of Blood

During the late 1900’s, an individual’s DNA and their character as a whole, was used interchangeably. Races were thought to have different blood, with White’s blood being superior to African American’s “dirty” blood. Blood, literally, signed a person’s name, along with who they were altogether. White supremacy dictated society’s minds, even if they tried to resist it. Meanwhile, African Americans gradually began to take a stand and fight for the equal treatment they deserved. While the Civil…

In other words, anemia may be stimulated by malnutrition, family history of anemia, alcoholism, strict vegan diet, intestinal disorders that affect nutrient absorption of the body, exposure to toxic chemicals, anemia in women during childbearing years, race, and chronic diseases. Signs and Symptoms Fatigue and weakness are the signs of mild anemia. The other signs include pasty or sallow complexion or no color in the palms, gums, nails beds, and lining of eyelids. People who are weak, get…

known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries, which carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body (About High Blood Pressure 2011). If you have high blood pressure, the force exerted on your arteries is too high. It 's so high that it creates microscopic tears in the artery walls that then turn into scar tissue. High blood pressure causes scarred arteries that fill up with plaque and become more prone to blood clots.…

Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly caused by a blockage that prevents blood from flowing to the heart or brain. The most common reason for this is a build-up of fatty deposits on the inner walls of the blood vessels that supply the heart or brain. Strokes can also be caused by bleeding…

asserting those rights if the need arises (Olin, 2012). An example of advocacy would be a patient who is Jehovah Witness, and his medical file says no blood transfusion. I remember watching an episode on Grey’s Anatomy, where Cristina and Leah had a trauma patient and his family did not allow their son to get the blood transfusion. Although the family was notified on their son’s condition, they explained on how prayers will save him. The father explained that “living with it would be so much…

affected as much as men are. Signs and symptoms in women are not necessarily the classic symptoms of chest pain. Many women experience no signs or symptoms until they have heart failure, irregular heartbeat, or a heart attack (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [NIH], 2014a). Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, affecting one in every four women in the United States. In Iowa, heart disease accounts for 31.4% of the deaths, with 12 women dying from heart disease or…

(1996) “Racial discrimination and Blood Pressure.” About experiences of racial discrimination and unfair treatment. B. The article “I want to save my kid” written by Gengler, Amanda M. (2014) Investigates how families accessed and negotiated medical care with low and high cultural health capital. Amanda (2014) Observed families when they discuss and interact with their child medication, and interviewed families about the consequence of examination treatment of family effort to arrange care…

In the early morning hours, after opening up my office, the parents of Henry Ray, a six month old with a blood pressure of 70/50, a pulse of 110, and a weight of only 12 pounds. The parents tell me that their child is showing symptoms lethargy, poor feeding, dyspnea, tachypnea, some cyanosis, clubbing of fingertips, underweight and size, cough and congestion in lungs and excessive sweating. They also exclaime that he has a history of a ventricular septal defect, and an arrhythmia. I understand…

In Cold Blood: Reasons why it was banned In Cold Blood, a known book all around for its creativity and masterpiece of reportage. In which the reason it’s said that In Cold Blood is a masterpiece of reportage is because this book was actually based on a true story were the Clutter family was murdered because Smith and Dick both wanted money however they didn’t find any so they decided to kill the family in cold blood. Truman Streckfus Persons was his name at first when his mother was still…

to do whatever to kill one another to win the throne and become the next queen of Fennbirn. The small theme of family runs through the story, but a complex theme can also be seen which is, whether family is blood related or not they will be there and care for you, but they can still turn on you. As the story began I started to see the theme that family can help you…