Experiment #8: Cardiovascular System: Heart Sounds‚ Palpitating‚ Pulse‚ Blood Pressure‚ Venous Pressure Week #: 8 (Dry Lab) DEFINITIONS: 1. SYSTOLE: CONTRACTION OF THE HEART CHAMBERS DURING WHICH BLOOD LEAVES THE CHAMBERS; USUALLY REFERS TO VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION 2. DIASTOLE: RELAXATION OF THE HEART CHAMBERS‚ DURING WHICH THEY FILL WITH BLOOD; USUALLY REFERS TO VENTRICULAR RELAXATION 3. CARDIAC CYCLE: COMPLETE ROUND OF CARDIAC SYSTOLE AND DIASTOLE 4. VENTRICULAR SYSTOLE: WHEN ARE THE
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TRENDS IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION (FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION) CONTENTS ❖ Introduction ❖ Advantages of Fiber Optics ❖ Optical Transmitters ❖ The Optical Fiber ❖ Launching the Light ❖ Losses in Optical Fiber ❖ Optical Fiber Bandwidth ❖ Fiber Optic Cable Construction ❖ Other Types of Fibers ❖ Optical Receivers Introduction Our current "age of technology" is the result of many brilliant inventions and discoveries‚ but it is our
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Performing cardiovascular and respiratory assessments is important in patients of all ages. Respiratory assessments determine the sufficiency of the oxygen in the body. This type of assessment can determine of there is enough oxygen in the body and if it is traveling adequately to maintain the health of the patient. Cardiovascular assessments are important for comparable reasons. They ensure that the heart is performing sufficiently enough to properly deliver blood throughout the body. There are
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Test 3 cardiovascular Top of Form Question 1 Marks: 1 When reviewing patients’ histories‚ the nurse recognizes that which of the following patients would be likely candidates for drug therapy for cholesterol reduction? Choose one answer. a. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 165 mg/dL b. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 140 mg/dL c. A patient who has two risk factors and a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 100 mg/dL
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Inventions of the Renaissance Clocks The first mechanical clock was invented in the early 1300’s. With this invention time began to be measured in hours (24 hours equaling a day). Galileo‚ an Italian scientist‚ discovered the pendulum in 1581. The pendulum greatly improved the constant movement of the hands or bell of a clock. The average error with the pendulum varied only by seconds each day. Before this the error was from 10 to 15 minutes a day. During the 1600’s the metallic gear‚ or toothed
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An invention that has caused more harm than good There have been many inventions that have come along throughout the years. One that comes to mind is the computer. Computers have been around for quite sometime now and throughout the years they have become more advanced such as new programs and the internet. The internet is one invention that has caused more harm than good. Reasons for this would be people getting addicted to certain websites‚ having stalkers and people hacking your information
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for transmission via cables or other transmission media over long distances‚ and replays such signals simultaneously in audible form to its user. The wordtelephone has been adapted into the vocabulary of many languages. It is derived from theGreek: τῆλε‚ tēle‚ far and φωνή‚ phōnē‚ voice‚ together meaning distant voice. First patented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and further developed by many others‚ the telephone was the first device in history that enabled people to talk directly with each
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Is a discovery an invention or is an invention a discovery? This is one question that can probably never be answered. A discovery can be defined as something which already existed‚ and is excavated after one notice’s it or proves its existence . Invention is the creation of something which didn’t exist before it was created by a genius mind . For instance‚ Newton discovered the existence of gravity when an apple fell on his head. It did exist before Newton realizes its existence‚ but
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Nazi ‘medical’ experiments The medical malfeasance I have chosen to write on is the research medical personnel conducted on the captives under rule of the Nazi’s authority. The medical professionals of Germany and Austria added a lot of research to the Medical Universities in their counties. The Nazi medical science through the application of heredity and racial hygiene‚ created classes of inferior human beings. This created an opportunity for inhuman research. By defining some human beings as
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Weston E. Nicholson September 7‚ 2010 ENG 111-15G Diagnostic Essay Writing Fireworks I have never been very good in English class; I find that adverbs‚ nouns and adjectives confuse me. I have‚ however‚ enjoyed composition. I am the kind of writer that writes about anything for any reason. It can be fiction‚ non-fiction or even a mix of both; but I go on and on until I get bored with it‚ than stop. Usually when I receive an assignment‚ I just start writing and writing and when
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