A splinictumy os e sargocel upiretoun onvulvong thi rimuvel uf thi spliin (1). Netarelly thi enetumy uf thi spliin os uf griet ompurtenci fur thi sargiun tu pirfurm thi splinictumy saccissfally. Thi spliin os en uvuod, asaelly parplosh, palpy mess ebuat thi sozi uf uni’s fost (2). It os lucetid on thi sapiruletirel pert uf thi lift appir qaedrent ur hypuchundroam uf thi ebdumin whiri ot os prutictid by thi onfirour thurecoc cegi (2). Thi spliin elsu lois on riletoun tu thi 9th, 10th end 11th robs
throughout the Roman Empire. Before long it went to in India and the Arab world too. In medieval Europe, bloodletting became the standard treatment for various conditions, from plague and smallpox to epilepsy and gout. Practitioners usually nicked veins or arteries in the forearm or neck, sometimes using a special tool featuring a fixed blade and known as a fleam. In 1163 a church edict prohibited monks and priests, who often stood in as doctors, from performing bloodletting, stating that the church
The function of the Heart: The heart is the centre of the circulatory system which functions as a pump for the movement of the blood through the body, through a transport system of arteries, veins and capillaries. If blood is the body’s fuel, the heart is its engine. When the heart is relaxed it is called diastole - the resting phase of the heart and when the ventricles of the heart contract, it is called systole - the working phase of the heart. The blood circulation is two closed systems. The
Pulmonary contusions are another consequence from trauma to the chest, possibly not as severe as examples prior, but still dangerous. A pulmonary contusion is usually due to a blunt trauma to the thoracic cavity; the trauma causes blood to accumulate in the lung tissues and alveoli without lacerating the lung tissues. The lungs swell with the blood in the tissues, like a contusion anywhere else on the surface of the body, hence the term, “bruised lung.” With a pulmonary contusion, the patient will
It is a closed system where the patient’s blood goes straight from the vein to the inside of the tube through the rubber stopper present at the entrance of the tube without the blood being open to the air. You can collect many tubes by using just a single venepuncture. There is three components required for the evacuated system:
Our heart is like a double pump mechanism where the right side pumps deoxygenated blood to our lungs and the left side pumps oxygen rich blood to circulate back through our bodies. This process provides a continuous supply of oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide waste from our body. When there is a disturbance to this process, it causes our heart the inability to pump sufficiently to meet our body’s demands. This causes the body to accumulate blood and fluid in the organs and tissues and will lead
• Sympathomimetics mimic the effects of the sympathetic nervous system; they help to dilate the bronchi and thus increase the rate and depth of respiration (Karch, p. 930) • Anticholinergics are often the drug of choice when sympathomimetics are contraindicated or ineffective. This class of drugs affects the vagus nerve. They antagonize acetylcholine action & thereby help to relax bronchial smooth muscle and promote bronchodilation- often in form of rescue-inhalers (Karch, p. 934). • Inhaled steroids
Ventricular assist device (VAD), in general, may be any device designed to be used as a mechanical pump to aid in the movement of blood in people with weakened and/or diseased hearts. It is used to take blood from the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, throughout the body and vital organs. There are two common devices one for the left and the other for the right ventricles. Though the LVAD is used more frequently since it pumps blood to the aorta, the RVAD is often used for a short time
death, but there are some other side affects that, though they might not result in death, will cause extreme discomfort and pain. For example, take Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis obliterans). It is a condition were a blood clot forms in one of the veins or arteries in your extremities preventing blood from reaching them. (as shown in figure 1.3) Because blood cannot reach it, and therefore no oxygen either, the affected area will lose feeling and eventually die. This can affect almost anyone but primarily
Transposition of the Great Arteries is when the aorta and the pulmonary artery are switched. It is also know as TGA or congenital defect. “Transposition means the displacement of a viscous to a site opposite from that which it normally occupies” said by the Merriam-Webster medical dictionary. TGA is a congenital defect which means it is present at birth. The arteries being switched causes there to be two different blood flows instead of one. The body receives deoxygenated blood and the lungs receive
Some people smoke when they get stressed, others smoke because it is a habit, and still others smoke because they think that it is cool. However, smoking will never be cool as it causes additions that seem impossible to break. Smoking causes premature aging from the heat of the cigarette. While every time you smoke you age yourself faster than natural, you are also harming virtually every organ in your body including your heart, lungs, and skin. While every person on this planet can tell you that
The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body. The blood in the heart provides a person’s body with oxygen and nutrients. The electrical system of the heart is in control of when the heart pumps the blood. The heart’s electrical system is made of the sinoatrial node, the atrioventricular node, and the His-Purkinje system. When dealing with the electrical activity of the heart, voltage, current, and resistance are used. Receiving an electrical shock is very dangerous, and there are
Earlier that day we had gotten into an argument. It was a silly little argument. Fought over something so trivial it doesn’t even matter now. My brother wanted to borrow something of mine. I didn’t let him because last time he borrowed something he never returned it to me. Then the accident happened and my perspective changed. I heard a scream. My sister yelled “HELP!!” I watched as what was happening was moving by me speedily, not waiting for me to catch up. It all happened in a blur as I ran out
ECHO and CT provide great diagnostic tools in diagnosing complications associated with LVADs. The complications can further be subdivided into perioperative and late post-operative complications. In the perioperative period, low flow rates can cause hemodynamic stability which can be caused by an obstructing/malpositioned inflow cannula, hemorrhage, or tamponade (1-23). Later complications include thrombus of the inflow and outflow cannulas, bend relief malpositioning, aortic valve stenosis/insufficiency
Blood pressure (BP) refers to the amount of force that is exerted upon arterial walls via the pumping of blood from the heart.1 Blood pressure can either be categorized as hypotension (low BP), normotension (Normal BP) or most important clinically as hypertension (High BP). Hypertension is a multi-factorial disease that is defined by having a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of greater than 90mmHG based on the average of two or more readings after an
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Home Guide A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a small, plastic tube used to drain fluid from your brain and into a sac in your belly (peritoneum). The peritoneum absorbs this fluid and gets rid of it. Normally, the brain releases the fluid that cushions the brain and spine (cerebrospinal fluid, CSF). The brain then reabsorbs it through drainage channels. If your brain's drainage channels are not working properly, fluid builds up in your brain and needs to be redirected
Introduction: The transport system in our body that carries blood is known as the circulatory system. This system allows the blood to carry essential nutrients such as amino acids, oxygen, and hormones to the cells in all parts of our body to ensure they are able to maintain body temperature and pH known as homeostasis. The oxygen-rich blood enables cellular respiration to occur efficiently which is vital for humans to continue to survive. It also carries cellular waste such as carbon dioxide which
Radical Prostatectomy Radical prostatectomy is a procedure to remove the entire prostate gland. This procedure is done to treat prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). The goal of the procedure is to remove all cancer cells and prevent prostate cancer from metastasizing. During a radical prostatectomy, the lymph glands may also be removed from the pelvis. Lymph glands are part of the body's disease-fighting system (immune system). The pelvic lymph glands
PARTS OF THE SYSTEM All the production of blood from the left side of the heart goes into the aorta, the body’s largest artery. The other arteries branch from the aorta to supply blood to the rest of the body. The blood is drained from the body by veins into two
Have you ever thought about how the strongest muscle in your body is about the size of your fist.The heart is divided up into four chambers, two of these chambers are ventricles and the other two are called atria. Their is one ventricle and one atria on the left side of the heart and one of each on the right side of the heart as well. Each chamber is separated by a valve. On the left side the valves are called mitral valve, aortic valve. The valves on the right side of the heart are called tricuspid