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pump harder to makeup for the decrease of oxygen. This response results in a lack of oxygen binding to hemoglobin in the blood because red blood cells have a high affinity for binding to oxygen. Less oxygen to enter other cells will cause a decrease in energy leading to the symptoms that both Mark and Emily are experiencing. 2,3-DPG helps decrease the affinity of red blood cells with oxygen. Therefore, oxygen is able to distribute more throughout the body. Also, it will lower heart rate and help…

market though. In the cycling community, one specific type of performance enhancer is king, blood doping. Blood doping is the misuse of certain techniques or substances to increase the number of red blood cells circulating through the blood stream (“Blood doping”). By increasing your red blood cell count, you increase the amount of oxygen your body is capable of moving to your muscles. A single red blood cell contains about 250 million molecules of hemoglobin and each molecule of hemoglobin…

Introduction I chose to write about the most versatile animal that I can think of, the coyote! The coyote is a native to my original home, Wisconsin and to my current home, Colorado! The coyote is a mammal, just like us! This being said, they are many similarities in the make up of this animal! Coyote They coyote comes from the classification of eukaryote. From the “root” of the branch, comes both animals and plants. Animals and plants are sister taxa, meaning that they branch off from eukaryote…

percentage of liquid that makes up the body fluids in a person is body water. It is said that about 60% of the body water in people is contained inside the cells which is called intracellular fluid, intra meaning inside, while the remaining 40% of water is found outside the cells known as extracellular fluids. The composition of fluids outside the cells includes…

Blood cultures have always been a critical tool in the management of life-threatening conditions like septicemia, enteric fever, infective endocarditis, brucellosis etc. Manual or conventional blood cultures were performed by inoculating large volumes of blood into nutrient broth or biphasic media and repeated subcultures were performed to detect growth. Automated blood culture systems were introduced in early 1970’s. Today there are wide variety of systems available in the market. These have…

likely to have severe breathing problems. He or she is still vulnerable to infections, and could have problems with blood sugar levels and blood pressure. The next stage is moderate premature birth. This is when a baby is born between 32 and 33…

Macular Pucker A macular pucker is scarring on the macula of your eye. The macula is the part of the eye that lets you see clearly and sharply. It also lets you see detail. The macula is in the middle of the thin membrane that covers the back of your eye (retina). A macular pucker can affect your vision. This condition usually starts in one eye, but can affect both eyes over time. Vision changes can range from mild to severe. Vision changes usually do not get worse over time. CAUSES This…

A suspected case was defined as a sudden onset of high fever in a patient who had contact with a person with suspected, probable, or confirmed EVD, with a dead or sick animal, or with any person with a sudden onset of high fever and at least three of the following symptoms or clinical signs: headache, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, lethargy, stomach pain, aching muscles or joints, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or hiccup; unexplained bleeding; or any sudden, unexplained death. A probable…

"Anemia is a reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin" (McCance & Huether, 2014, p.982). There are many causes of anemia and are classified in this manner. There are three classifications: macrocytic-normochromic anemia, microcytic-hypochromic anemia, and normocytic-normochromic anemia (McCance & Huether, 2014). Macrocytic-normochromic anemias encompass pernicious anemia and folate deficiency anemia (McCance &…

Ichthyosis is a rare genetic or acquired skin condition, classified under the “Disorders of Cornification” (NORD's Rare Disease Database, 2005) and is characterized by dry, thickened and scaling skin. There are many different forms of Ichthyosis, with some acquired types, disguisable from one another by the extent of scaling, the presence of reddening skin, how it was inherited and the associated abnormalities. Ichthyosis is a lifelong disease to which there is no cure. Ichthyosis may be…