an essay on the following topic. Compare arteries‚ veins and capillaries in terms of their features and functions. (12 marks) ## Content (maximum 9 marks) |Contents |Differences |Marks | |Features |Arteries have thicker wall to withstand the high blood pressure | | | |Veins have thinner wall.
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Weekly Lab Assignment Template Directions and Grading Criteria 1. Use the this form to take notes while completing your physical examination as described in the “Weekly Lab Assignment Guidelines.pdf” found in Doc Sharing as well as the Faculty Assignment page in your course shell. 2. Record only objective data. Score is based on THOROUGHNESS and being CONCISE. 3. Avoid vague terms such as “good turgor” or “normal nodes”. For example‚ use “capillary refill less than 3 sec.” instead
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Superficial values (morals) are saturating our society and will ultimately destroy us. Vanity‚ Self indulgence‚ and lack of respect are all characteristics our society carries today. The media is a big part in every person’s life. The media shapes one’s attitude‚ morals and values. Also parents‚ elderly‚ and other adults look at today’s generation of children and refer to them as “little hoodlums” or “trouble makers”‚ yet they haven’t stopped to think who is responsible for creating this generation
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through the femoral vein and travel all the way to her lung. Alert! Alert! An alert just came and we are in for a surprise. Bacteria have invaded Lola’s lower lobe of her right lung and we shall report the invasion and document all we see. Let’s proceed. We are being injected into the femoral vein close to the groin area. The femoral vein runs parallel with the femoral artery through the upper thigh and pelvic region of the body. (Yahoo Health‚ 2013) Being one of the larger veins in the body‚ the
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THE HEAD AND NECK The head and neck region is an amalgam of components of all of the systems of the body. It is a relatively small region in relation to the amount of time given over to it in any anatomy course but that is largely due to the fact the structures within the region are small. The basic principles which have helped you to appreciate the anatomy of the other regions of the body apply equally to the head and neck (eg‚ muscles which cross a joint will act on that joint‚ etc)
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named Mary. We are going to start at the femoral vein and end up in her lungs. After we have explored her lungs we will then travel through her body to exit out through her nose. Warning!!! Warning!!! There is something going on and we are in for a surprise. It seems like bacteria has got into Mary’s lower lobe of her right lung. As we already know Mary is healthy‚ so we need to figure out what is going on. In our next step through Mary’s femoral vein to her lungs we are going to document the invasion
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Ghanima‚W. and Sandset‚P.M.(2007) Validation of a new D-dimer microparticle enzyme immunoassay (AxSYM D-dimner) in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis Research 120‚471-476. Hirsh‚J. And Lee‚ Y.A.(2002) How we diagnose and treat deep vein thrombosis. Blood 99‚ 3102-3110. Lip‚ G.Y.H. and Blann‚ A. (2003) ABC of Antithrombotic Therapy‚ London UK‚BMJ publishing group. Moresco‚ R.N.‚ Vargas‚L.C.R. and Silla‚ L.(2007) Estimation of the levels of D-dimer by use of an alternative method based
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NON-INVASIVE PARAMETERS FOR THE DETECTION OF VARICEAL BLEED IN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS‚ AN EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARAY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN Anam Umar (First author & corresponding author) Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: anam_umar@hotmail.com Mobile no: +923478300237 Fakhar Ali Qazi Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: dr_ar_lumhs@yahoo.com Mobile no: +923332724599 Rukhsana Abdul Sattar Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate
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just entered the blood stream through the right femoral vein of a healthy‚ active‚ twenty-three year old female. For those of you who are unsure where the right femoral vein is‚ I’ll tell you. The right femoral vein is found in the upper right thigh of the leg. Ok‚ now that we all know where we are‚ let’s begin our fantastic voyage. “Blood flows from the right femoral vein up to the heart. It travels through several different veins to get there‚ and we will cover those as we get to them
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Client with Total Hip Replacement Situation: A 72-year-old male client is being discharged home from the hospital following hip replacement surgery. In addition to the prevention of other complications‚ the staff has made every effort to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: the two most common causes of postoperative mortality in older clients. Prior to discharge‚ the nurse gives the client a list of instructions for positioning‚ sitting‚ and ambulating at home. The client is also instructed
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