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    instrument) which are necessary for the heart-lung machine. Meanwhile, Denise Darvall was in another operating room being prepped for transplant by Marius Barnard. She had an artificial respirator to help her breathe and to keep her alive. At 2:20 am, a message was sent to Marius that Washkansky was ready for the operation and Marius then switched off Denise’s artificial respirator. Twelve minutes later, Denise Darvall’s heart stopped As soon as Darvall’s heart stopped, the surgical team made an incision

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    Your heart, the most important muscle organ in your body. Its job to keep blood flowing throughout your body, by doing so it keeps you alive. Heart health is a concern for everybody; there are many different types of heart disorders and diseases that can occur. The heart disorder that I will be informing you about is Cardiomegaly also known at Heart muscle disease. Cardiomegaly a chronic heart condition that expands the heart by expanding the hearts tissue, making it hard for the heart to squeeze

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    your immortal life. Technology is improving at an astonishing rate in the field of human science. Artificial hearts and wombs are successful in transplants, and more utilizable prosthetic limbs are being introduced to the world currently. In college, students are learning how to program a robot hand that can replicate basic motions of a human hand. From there, scientists are attempting to place artificial

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    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a program that can perform tasks that a human can do, like speech recognition, visual perception, language translation. AIs have been a very popular topic in scientists and engineers. An example of artificial intelligence is Watson, this program can answer questions, Watson was featured in a jeopardy game along with two former winners, Watson did, in fact, win first place with one million dollars, but Watson was only given three clues to solve the question, the program

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    information scientists know about artificial intelligence has increased to levels never reached before. In 1968, the first computer controlled walking machine was created and today, robots are replacing humans in the work industry (History 5). By the year 2029, it is predicted that robots will be able to outsmart their makers (Khomami 1). More knowledge about artificial intelligence is being acquired by scientists. There are several advantages that come with artificial intelligence in robots, but coupled

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    jobs for people pursuing this type of career.A common type of job is creating artificial limbs for people who have lost a limb or needed to get it amputated. They would have to design the structure to be like a human limb. It should able to exert a similar amount of force, weigh a similar amount, and so on. They would have to design a mechanical structure to maintain the best quality of life for the person. If the artificial limb is too heavy, it could cause strain on other types of the body. Which

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    Prosthetic Limb

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    animal tissue or blood, to impart to said material biocompatibility at the site of exposure. Artificial limbs is a fake part of your body that can replace a limb that you may have lost. They are very useful to many people Biocompatibility is the capability of a prosthesis implanted in the body to exist in harmony with tissue without causing deleterious changes". A transtibial prosthesis is an artificial limb that replaces a leg missing below the knee. A transtibial amputee is usually able to regain

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    providers cure illnesses, and improve our quality of life. Some of these advancements include inventions such as the pacemaker and artificial limbs. Pacemakers are used to treat arrhythmias. Arrhythmia is described as a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast or too slow, or with an irregular rhythm, causing the heart not to be able to pump enough blood to the body. Symptoms of arrhythmia can range from fatigue, shortness of breath, or fainting

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    damning and damned, universe.” She is disabled and physically carries the stigma of abnormality, metaphorically emboding the “sins” of the world with her.” (Behling p.88) “Hulga is a 32 year-old with a Ph.D. in philosophy and an artificial leg. Because of her weak heart, she lives at home with her mother, if not for her condition, Hulga “would be for from these red hills and good country people. She would be in a university lecturing to people who knew what she was talking about”. (Behling p.88)

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    choice by the hospital would be considered very unethical. When a patient 's body is no longer able to support bodily functions, life support is used until the body can function properly on its own again. Most commonly when an individual 's heart, brain, or lungs stop working properly is when they will be placed on life support. When patients need to be placed on life support, most are placed on mechanical ventilators. A ventilator is a machine that helps a person breath. This machine, which

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