Essay The liver receives its blood from two main sources; the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein. The hepatic artery transports oxygenated blood from the left side of the heart through the aorta to the liver. The deoxygenated blood from the liver is drained back out through the hepatic vein which returns it to the vena cava. The hepatic portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the small intestine to the liver. Its blood however‚ is already deoxygenated in the wall
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that still haunt the baker. The use of a metaphor compares the survivor’s tattoos to veins in order to convey the permanence of the baker’s memories of the Holocaust. The speaker remarks‚ as they gaze upon the baker’s arm‚ “It’s that blue code on your arm/ [‚ those] four numbers I can’t decipher./ They are fixed veins” (lines 5-7). The poet uses this metaphor to compare the permanent tattoos on the baker’s arm to veins because both are blue and both will be with the baker as long as he lives. The four
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* Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is the infusion of liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous simply means "within a vein". Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. It is commonly referred to as a drip because many systems of administration employ a drip chamber‚ which prevents air from entering the blood stream (air embolism)‚ and allows an estimation of flow rate. * Intravenous therapy may be used to correct electrolyte imbalances
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The waste products are collected and the waste-rich blood flows into your veins in order to circulate back to your heart and then allow the exchange of gases in your lungs. I eventually pass through your kidneys‚ which filter much of the waste from the blood. I also pass through your small intestine. From the small intestine I meet with many of my family and friends that are also blood and we all collect in the portal vein that passes through your liver. Your liver filters sugars from me and stores
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Study Guide for KIN 272 Blood and Blood Vessels Study Guide: 1. Describe the 6 levels of structural organization. a. Chemical – atoms combine to form molecules b. Organelle – all cells of humans and other complex organisms contain structures c. Cells – the smallest units of all living things d. Tissues – consist of groups of similar cells that have a common function e. Organ – a structure that is composed of two or more tissue types and performs a specific
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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with ____ disease. The color stems from blood leaking out of a vessel. f) Texture: thickened skin w/ brown discoloration can result from ______. g) Texture: varicosities are? h) Texture: how do you perform the manual compression test for varicose veins? i) What is a trendelenburg’s test and what is it used for? j) Hair absence/changes can result from _______. k) Swelling and shiny skin is caused by? l) Pitting edema grading? m) What is a Homans’ sign and what can it be used for? n)
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this pathway I will describe the digestion of George’s meal and the major structures that I will encounter. Arrived to the distal ileum I will divert my journey in to George’s bloodstream at the Superior Mesenteric Vein. I will keep going in to the Renal Artery through the hepatic portal vein‚ heart and lungs and once I will arrive to the kidney I will travel through George’s urinary tract until I will be able to leave his body via the urethra. I never thought that one day I would be part of a meal
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Compression therapy is a reliable method of treatment used for a variety of venous disorders and diseases‚ including varicose veins‚ deep vein thrombosis‚ and edema. As these maladies almost always occur in the lower body‚ compression stockings are the most effective and most prescribed treatment. While it is not known precisely how compression therapy works so well‚ it evidently prevents the blood from pooling and/or clotting‚ which helps the blood to flow more quickly back to the heart. Additionally
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Samantha Corp Medical Assistant Externship Medical Assistant Practicum Report In my externship‚ I split my time between the lab at the hospital and the office. A typical day for me began at 7 in the morning. I started at the lab drawing blood out of patients. Usually on Mondays‚ it was the busiest. An order would come in through the window‚ once the patient had registered. On this order‚ there was the patient’s hospital ID number and their demographics‚ which included: name‚ address‚ insurance
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