tissue replantation‚ and the remaining 6% were penis‚ breast and other body parts. The majority (87% of cases) were emergency surgeries and the remainder (13%) of cases were preparative surgeries. Post-operative complications included infection (21%)‚ venous thrombosis (13%)‚ arterial thrombosis (7%)‚ and haemorrhage (4%). Necrosis occurred in 9% of patients. The overall survival rate was 78% with a partial survival rate of 13%. Conclusion: This was an initial retrospective descriptive study. The complication
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TRANSPORT OF BLOOD GASES From The Lungs To The Tissues & Back Dr. Sally Osborne Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences University of British Columbia Room 3602‚ D.H Copp Building 604 822-3421 sally.osborne@ubc.ca www.sallyosborne.com Objectives 1. Specify in what forms O2 & CO2 are carried in the blood. 2. Describe the physiological significance of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve. 3. Relates shifts in the position of this curve to affinity of Hb & oxygen loading / unloading
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MALE REPRODUCTION MALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY Testis - 2 compartments: interstitial tissue containing the Leydig cells that synthesize and secrete testosterone and the seminiferous tubules that produce spermatozoa and contain Sertoli cells Leydig cells and testosterone synthesis - Leydig cells mainly produce testosterone - T is a prohormone for synthesis of estradiol (vs. aromatase) and DHT (via. 5-alpha-reductase) - many effects of T are mediated via estradiol (esp in
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PALS Helpful Hints Nov 2011 The PALS exam is a 33 question exam. Passing score is 84% or you may miss 5 questions. For those persons taking PALS for the first time or renewing with a current card‚ exam remediation is permitted should you miss more than 5 questions on the exam. Viewing the books ahead of time with the accompanying student web site www.heart.org/eccstudent located on page ii of the PALS provider manual is very helpful. This site has a pretest and other helpful tools. This
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Nursing Care Plan Client name: Mrs. Chan Age/ sex: 48/F Medical diagnosis: Fluid overload‚ decreased TK output and decreased Hb Assessment date: 25-11-2012 Diagnostic statement (PES): Excess fluid volume related to compromised regulatory mechanism secondary to end-stage renal failure as evidence by peripheral edema and patient’s weight gained from 69.8kg to 73.6kg within 4 days. Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Goals & Expected Outcomes Nursing Interventions
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Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology I. Structures and Functions Heart Muscle * Has 3 layers (epicardium‚ myocardium‚ and endocardium) and a surrounding sac called the pericardium * Location: In the mediastinum‚ above the diaphragm‚ and is surrounded on both sides by lung * Shape: Resembling triangle‚ with base parallel to the right edge of the sternum Heart Chambers * The right side of the heart is a low pressure system and the left side is a high pressure system
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Bleeding in Neurosurgery Different types of bleeding may be encountered: 1. Bone cutting and diffuse capillary and epidural venous bleeding is characterised as oozing 2. High-pressured arterial bleeding can take the form of pulsatile bleeding. In modern neurosurgery using minimally invasive microsurgical approaches‚ blood loss does not occur on a grand scale and is less of an issue than with other types of surgery. Even small amounts of bleeding can be troublesome when magnified during microsurgery
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showed a class IV malignancy on the Pap smear. 7. Some patients have been very sick with Kaposi sarcoma‚ the rare and usually mild skin cancer that seems to turn fierce with AIDS victims. 8. The Mustard procedures are often used to reroute venous return in the atria. 9. The young man was an alert‚ asthenic‚ Indochinese male who was well-oriented to time and place. 10. The gynecologist wrote a prescription for Flagyl for the patient with Trichomonas vaginalis. 11. He was stationed
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VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR TECHNIQUES Thomas L. Forbes‚ MD‚ Section Editor A novel technique of vascular anastomosis to prevent juxta-anastomotic stenosis following arteriovenous fistula creation Ankit Bharat‚ MD‚ Mathew Jaenicke‚ and Surendra Shenoy‚ MD‚ PhD‚ St. Louis‚ Mo Objectives: Juxta-anastomotic stenosis (JAS) is one of the predominant causes of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure‚ with the reported incidence as high as 65%. We hypothesized that technical modification to alter the outflow
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Amebiasis‚ Bacterial Gastroenteritis‚ Mumps Obstruction of the appendix by (fecalith (hardened stool)‚ lymph node‚ tumor‚ foreign objects) Increase in pressure inside the appendix lumen that result to distention of appendix Impaired venous return causing hyperemia (improper O2‚ and nutrient supply) Normal bacteria found in appendix begin to invade (infect) the lining of the wall Inflammatory Response – body response to the bacterial invasion in the wall of appendix. Increased
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