Tell Me About Blood 1.) What is the significance of lower-than-normal hematocrit? Lower-than-normal hematocrit indicates anemia. People with anemia do not have enough hemoglobin‚ which is the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. Iron‚ B12‚ and folic acid deficiencies‚ some medications‚ and pregnancy can cause anemia. There are also more serious causes such as problems with the immune system that cause destruction of red blood cells earlier than normal‚ chronic diseases including
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incompatibility between mother and fetus in Rh blood type. 4. What are antigens and antibodies? How do they interact to cause a transfusion reaction? * An antigen is a molecule that sometimes stimulates an immune response. An antibody is a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antigens are what causes a person to need a transfusion because their body is resisting their own blood. Antibodies are what accept the new blood to use as their own. 5. What can cause
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In the documentary Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)‚ producer Stacy Peralta documents the beginnings of the most violent gangs known in America‚ The Crips and The Bloods. He outlined the many external factors that turned the African-American youth of South Central Los Angeles‚ California into a world of bloodshed and death from the 1950’s through 2000. Although South Central was not segregated as was in the South US during this time period‚ there was an understood segregation within the community
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NANOBOTS: THE ARTIFICIAL BLOOD [pic] AUTHOR: S.KALAIYARASAN M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering‚ Karur A.MATHIYAZHAGAN M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering‚ Karur Contact: +91-9789543609 Email ID: kalaisaravanan4@gmail.com [pic] INTRODUCTION Robert A. Freitas Jr. visualizes a future "vasculoid" (vascular-like machine) that would replace human blood with some 500 trillion nanorobots distributed throughout the body’s vasculature as a coating. It could eradicate
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10/7/12 Blood Doping Blood doping is the altering of the number of RBC’s (red blood cells) to increase the flow of oxygen by a series of techniques. Mostly used by athletes. The most common way is taking out about two pints of the athlete’s blood a few weeks before the competition they are competing in. The blood is frozen until a couple days before it is needed‚ thawed out‚ and then injected back into the athlete. This method is known as autologous doping (transfusion of blood from same person)
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Topic: Donate Blood. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate blood regularly. Visual Aid: PowerPoint / Blood Donation Advertisement. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Step: A. Attention Getter: Are you at least 17 year old? Do you weight more than 50kg? Do you fairly healthy? If your answer is yes‚ you should donate blood every two months. According to the report in Arab Times newspaper Kuwait is in need of 250 blood donors every day‚ and the demand is likely grow to 400 in the next five
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plays a crucial role in pumping blood‚ nutrients‚ and respiratory gases throughout the body. Blood pressure is the force that pushes blood against the blood vessel walls and delivers these essential elements to the body. The highest pressure is when the artery is maximally stretched and is recorded as the systolic pressure. The lowest pressure occurs when the artery recoils and is relaxed is known as the diastolic pressure. Mean arterial pressure is the average blood pressure and is an indicator on
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Blood pressure is defined as the force of flow of blood inside the blood vessels. This measure is reported as two numbers such as 130/180 mm Hg. The first number is called systolic pressure and measures the push of the blood through the vessels as the heart beats. The second number called the diastolic pressure and measures pressure in between heartbeats or when the blood vessels relax. High blood pressure is one of the most commonly associated medical conditions with diabetes. US statistics reveal
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Analyse The Movement Of Blood Through The Body: Blood travels or circulates through the body through sort of pipes called blood vessels. The blood is pumped in to the blood vessel for circulation by the heart. The blood vessels are of three types called arteries‚ veins and capillaries. Arteries carry blood pumped by the heart to other parts of the body. Veins return the blood to the heart for pumping. Capillaries constitute a very large network of tiny blood vessels that reach every part of the
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Hypertension is high blood pressure. This is a condition that has taken place from your external environment. For example‚ you may be under stress at your job or school. The stress can be very demanding and causes several things to happen to your body. The blood is pressured against the wall of your blood vessels causing your heart to beat faster and harder. This causes an increase in your pressure and now your normal functioning of your blood pressure is now disturbed or out of balance. The organ
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