Blood Pressure Anatomy And Physiology Breven Sellers 11/3/2014 Arteries • Arteries are thick walled‚ yet they are elastic enough to stand pressure from the heart pumping at a fast rate. The arteries job is to transport blood away from the heart‚ usually only transporting highly oxygenated blood‚ having just left the lungs and on its way to the body’s tissues Arterioles • There are smaller branches of the arteries called arterioles‚ they connect to the capillaries. • Arterioles are the main
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undertaking pressure are care. Identify a range of aids or equipment used to relieve pressure. Pressure relieving aids include‚ propad mattress/cushion or an airflow mattress/cushion can be used for individuals to sleep or sit on if they are not very mobile. For an individual with good mobility it is important that they move around often to help relieve pressure. For something with poor mobility or bed bound it is important that they are repositioned regularly to relieve pressure to different
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breakdown AND the development of pressure sores. The skin is one of the largest organs in the body in surface area and weight. The skin consists of three layers: the epidermis‚ the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue. The skin has three main functions: protection‚ regulation and sensation. The skin is an organ has many functions 1. Protection. The primary function of the skin is to act as a barrier. The skin provides protection from: mechanical impacts and pressure‚ variations in temperature‚ micro-organisms
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placement‚ I encountered an obese elderly man with type 2 diabetes who was bed bound. His BP was 98/73 so I decided to do a manual blood pressure (BP) to make sure it was not a mechanical error from the automatic machine and recorded 99/75. His other vital signs were in between the flags. I asked my patient how he was feeling‚ he said he felt fine. I told him his blood pressure was a bit low and if this was normal for him. He said it has been low a bit recently. I asked him if he could have a glass of water
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Medway LEA Advisory Service Speeding up/pressure and moments 9K & 9L 27 min 27 marks Q1-L3‚ Q2-L4‚ Q3-L4‚ Q4-L5‚ Q5-L6 1. (a) E D A B C 1 all five letters must be in the correct order (b) to measure volume accept ‘to make sure they used the same 1 volume of water in each beaker’ accept ‘to measure amount of water’ accept ‘to measure the volume of salt or sugar’
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requires. Mrs F has no specific preference to how she is moved‚ and is able to move with the support of one care staff. I also check Mrs F’s Norton Scale risk assessment which states that she is at high risk of pressure area breakdown‚ and therefore it is essential I check to see if she has any pressure breakdowns. Upon entering the room‚ I assist Mrs F will putting in her hearing aid‚ ensuring it is on the correct setting and volume. Once Mrs F can hear me‚ I ask her if she is ready to move‚ to which
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Assisted Suicide Janice Dean PHI 200: Mind and Machine Instructor: Andrew Stave April 16‚ 2012 Assisted Suicide Assisted suicide and responding to difficult tragic issues are personal. According to Mosser‚ (2010)‚ “a person is 99% certain to die within a certain time‚ but before that death naturally occurs‚ the patient is kept alive only
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Introductory Paragraph The word hero has been used millions of times to describe millions of people; a war hero‚ a fireman‚ a policeman‚ an activist‚ a single mother‚ a child who stands up to a bully. There are many more descriptions of a hero‚ but what exactly makes up a hero? What characteristics are shared by those who are labeled heroes in the eyes of the world? Do they have to accomplish something colossal‚ or is just being the best person they can be enough to be rewarded with the title
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parents be towards their children? Is limitation necessary? When parents demand something more than what their children could ask for. Parents should not pressure their children on education because kids may grow to rebel and it can cause emotional damagae. Also‚ kids should be given freedom to choose their future carreer. If parents pressure their children too much‚ they might rebel. Especially teenagers. Teenagers has not emotionally stable yet‚ therefore forcing them something which against
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The Pressures of Guilt Everyone sins. It is an inescapable fact. The magnitude of guilt for these sins‚ however‚ depends upon the creed‚ religion‚ or ideals of the sinner. In both The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ readers see the effect of the Puritan faith on guilt. Strong‚ as well as weak‚ characters face guilt in each book. Abigail and Dimmesdale take a coward’s way out‚ while Hester and Proctor wrestle with their guilt. By upholding the strictures
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