Blood Disorders HCA/240 The purpose of plasma is a fluid that is separated from the blood. It looks like urine or a yellowish fluid or substance. Plasma is used to treat many diseases and conditions. (CSLPlasma‚ 2014) One specific treatment that plasma has been used for is congenital and acquired primary immune deficiency. (CSLPlasma‚ 2014) Plasma has also been used on burns and fluid replacement therapy. The purpose of red blood cells is to provide the body with
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How To Effectively Treat A Sprained Ankle By Dr. Ben Kim on December 22‚ 2004 • Natural Health Solutions For years‚ the standard protocol for treating a sprained ankle has been the R.I.C.E. method - Rest‚ Ice‚ Compression‚ and Elevation. While this protocol usually prevents further damage and allows gradual healing of a sprained joint‚ I have found that people recover more quickly and effectively when they follow the following recommendations: 1. Avoid wrapping or compressing the joint. Often
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UNIT 4 Study Guide For BLOOD COLLECTION I. Capillary Blood Collection A. Assemble equipment. 1. Gauze or cotton balls. 2. Alcohol swabs‚ or 70% alcohol. 3. Sterile blood lancet. 4. Three capillary tubes (anticoagulated and plain). 5. Pencil and paper. (In hospital you would have a requisition slip). 6. Gloves. B. Select and prepare the site. 1. Massage the finger to increase circulation.
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Blood lactate profile report Trained -v- Untrained The purpose of this test was to determine individuals‚ (trained and untrained) lactate threshold and subsequently interpret the results. This will allow for a comparison in how training affects the accumulation of blood lactate by using the results from the trained versus the untrained individual. When the rate of lactate production exceeds the rate of uptake‚ lactic acid accumulates in the blood volume‚ and then we see the onset of blood
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BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION Below the knee amputation (BKA) is surgery to remove all or part of your foot or your leg below the knee cap. A below the knee amputation is a surgical procedure when the bottom part of the leg is removed with an incision below the knee. This is also known as a trans-tibial amputation. This procedure is recommended when a patient has a severely diseased or damaged lower leg that cannot be treated. Below-knee amputation is usually performed for extensive high-grade soft-tissue
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Administer medication and monitor effects 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While I as a cae assistant am not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ I do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that would allow me to handle medicines on behalf of my residents. The
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harmful effects on animals. These deterrents can include toxins‚ increased volume of urine‚ or even affect water balance but they include a wide variety of physiological consequences (Dearing et al‚ 2002). Lumbriculus have a dorsal blood vessel that pumps blood from the posterior to the anterior‚ the tail to the head‚ of the worm using muscle contractions (Halfmann and Crisp‚ 2011). This peristalsis can be viewed very easily through their thin‚ transparent skin. Lumbriculus also diffuse moisture
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Introduction: Heart rate and blood pressure are key factors in determining overall physical health. Together they establish how well the cardiovascular and circulatory systems are functioning‚ which is important in engaging in appropriate exercise safely. It is important to know and understand the resting vitals of an individual to establish a baseline of what is within normal ranges for that individual. We take resting vitals to ensure that physical activity does not cause any undue stress that
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Blood for Sale Case Study Blood for Sale Ethics Phil-245 I found the article called Blood for Sale very intriguing. Many questions arose from this on my mind. The most obvious is‚ how ethical is it to sell blood to people who need it? The other issue that bothered me is‚ how ethical is it to underpay and overcharge for that blood? My initial reaction to this was complete disbelief. I found it hard to understand how anyone could do some of the things mentioned until I reread the article
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residents in Singapore. Design: Cross sectional study‚ quantitative study‚ convenience sampling. Setting: Merpati Road‚ Macpherson‚ Singapore. Participants: Two hundred and ninety two individuals aged 18 and above. Measurements: Blood pressure using Dinamap Automatic Blood Pressure Recorder‚ height and waist circumference using measuring tape‚ weight using weighing machine Results: Among 289 participants (115 male‚ 174 female)‚ there were 1/4 of participants are at risk of developing cardiovascular
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