role of Thromboxane in Heart Attacks and Strokes What is Thromboxane – normal role in the body What is its role in causing heart attacks and stroke Aspirin as a Blood Thinner How does Aspirin inhibit thromboxane production‚ therefore reducing coagulation RCT – in Secondary Prevention Aim‚ Method‚ Results‚ Outcome – evaluate findings of the study WRITTEN REPORT Thromboxanes are a group of eicosanoids derived from Arachidonic Acid. They are synthesised through the cyclooxygenase pathway‚ and
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Smallpox is a highly infectious disease caused by the variola virus‚ an orthopoxvirus. Humans are the only known reservoir of this virus‚ thus no known animal or insect reservoirs have been identified. As routine vaccination is no longer undertaken‚ exposure to variola virus has the potential to cause high rates of morbidity and mortality in human population. Following an incubation period‚ infected individuals manifest with prodromal symptoms that include high fever‚ malaise‚ back pain and prostration
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Then take each test tube and place it in the appropriate water bath‚ and wait 3 minutes for the milk temperature to adjust. Once each test tube has adjusted‚ add 10 drops of chymosin and start the timer. Every 5 minutes check the test tube for coagulation‚ and compare to the control which has 10 drops of water rather than chymosin. Record this on your data table. After 40 minutes‚ remove each test tube from the bath and filter out the cheese curds using a coffee filter. Using a scale‚ find the
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1. INTRODUCTION A. HISTORY OF VIRUS 1. AFRICA‚ ZAIRE 2. 1970 B. SYMPTOMS AND AFFECTS 1. BLEEDING‚ HEMORRHAGING 2. DEATH W/IN 20 DAYS C. CURES 1. NONE KNOWN D. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 2. HISTORY OF VIRUS A. WHERE IT STARTED 1. SCIENTISTS B. HOW IT IS SPREAD 1. NON AIRBORNE 2. BODILY CONTACT C. WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY 3. SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS A. SEVERE FEVER‚ ABDOMINAL PAIN 1. INSIDES "MELT" B. DEATH RATES
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Malunggay can be used as water purifier By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) | Updated July 12‚ 2008 - 12:00am MANILA‚ Philippines – Aside from its potential as biofuel feedstock‚ the seed of moringa‚ locally known as malunggay‚ could also be used for treating water‚ a Filipino scientist said yesterday. Dr. Isidro Sia‚ a professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of the Philippines-Manila‚ said moringa seeds have been found to be one of the most effective water
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The most common treatment that works for 80 percent of people is the use of medication‚ anti-seizure or anti-coagulation drugs. If the area of the brain that is affected is the temporal lobe and medication is ineffective‚ surgery can be an option. During the surgery‚ the surgeon will remove the affected area. Some other treatments are vagus nerve stimulation or a
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hemophilia-A and hemophilia-B. The clinical symptoms of both are very similar so for the purposes of this paper I have chosen to concentrate on hemophilia-A. Hemophilia-A is an X linked bleeding disorder resulting from a defect in a protein known as coagulation factor VIII. Since the disorder is X linked it is expressed mainly in males‚ who must have mothers who are carriers. Females who express the disorder must have affected fathers and mothers who are carriers‚ or who are affected. The level of severity
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Haixiang Yu ACC 308 Jan.17‚ 2013 “BioHemi‚ Inc.” I strongly disagree to continue to sell the old product and complete the fix-price contracts. I am sure that the unemulsified plasma product allows more people to be infected with AIDS and it had been proved by CDC in 1983. I am an accountant who is responsible to generate profits for the company‚ but it is reasonable for a professional accountant to considerate ethics first. Ethics is moral philosophy‚ which means that people have strong
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The term shock is used to describe a clinical syndrome which is characterized by severe circulatory failure leading to impaired tissue perfusion‚ impaired cellular respiration and metabolism‚ consistent development of organ dysfunction‚ organ failure and death. The shock is always a life-threatening condition‚ which is why the diagnosis‚ evaluation and treatment of patients with circulatory shock should be implemented simultaneously. There are three degrees of shock: 1 Stage I (also called compensated
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BLOOD 1. The important components of blood include plasma‚ erythrocytes‚ and leukocytes. Red blood cells or erythrocytes account for 45 % of the blood. Leukocytes or white blood cells‚ aid in protecting the body from disease as well as platelets. Platelets function to inhibit excessive bleeding from the body. The plasma layer is another layer that constitutes the majority of blood. 2. The Plasma is straw coloured. It has 90% water‚ 7%proteins and 3% other substances. The Plasma protects the
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