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    Comparison of different types of blood pumps Nowadays, there are two main types of blood pumps: kinetic pumps and positive displacement pumps. Kinetic pumps: Centrifugal pump is one of the most familiar kinetic pumps. A centrifugal pump converts the input power to kinetic energy in the liquid by accelerating the liquid by a revolving device - an impeller. The most common type is the volute pump. Fluid enters the pump through the eye of the impeller which rotates at high speed. The fluid is accelerated

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    to identify blood types; learning about the function and shapes of different blood components; and understanding the importance of blood typing and its uses. In the world of medicine, knowing about blood typing and, more importantly, having the ability to type blood is an indispensable tool. Medical procedures ranging from blood transfusions to organ transplants to obstetrical interventions require a solid understanding of blood typing. Being able to understand the ABO and Rh blood types is a fundamental

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    So we already know that the blood vessels are the vessels that transport the blood to and from the heart and to the tissues throughout our body. Let us now quickly review the basic structure of the vessels that the human body contains. The five main types of blood vessels are the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins. We have already learned that the arteries carry blood away from the heart to the tissues via systemic circulation. Well these large arteries eventually divide into smaller

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    There are four major types of blood groups that humans have: A, B, AB, and O. An individual’s blood type is determined by the type of antigens that are present in your blood cells; antigens are proteins and cause an immune response on the blood cells. The Rh antigen was discovered in 1940 by Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Weiner with the discovery of the cause of severe jaundice and fetal demise. The Rh antigen was named after rhesus monkeys, because they were the first used in the research of this

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    CELL ASSIGNMENT PART C CELL TYPE - WHITE BLOOD CELL/LEUKOCYTES DISEASE - LEUKEMIA Discovery of leukemia Who discovered leukemia – John Bunnett, Alfred Velpeau, Alfred Donne and Rudolf Virchow were the four me who discovered this disease When was leukemia discovered – It was discovered in 1845 but not given its name until 1847 in which Rudolf Virchow gave it the name leukemia Where was leukemia discovered – Symptoms of leukemia (signs) Common symptoms - Fever or chills

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    the blood type of the baby, but they did not carry blood. "The blood type of a person is determined genetically; a gene received from each parent influences the type of blood of the offspring" (Medical-Surgical Nursing and Related Physiology, Jeannette E. Watson, R. N., M. Sc.N, pp. 224-225). Let me repeat one more time, the baby gets its blood from neither parent. It has blood that is uniquely its own. Thus, even, if as some suppose, the Holy Spirit had planted a seed in the womb of Mary that

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    Ab Blood Type

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    I believe that I am AB blood type, though I show characteristics of all the blood types. This type of blood is related more to being a mix of both A and B qualities and tend to be well liked. AB types are supposedly shy and confident, free loving, rational, analytical, harmonious, sociable, overly critical, irresponsible, forgetful, and indecisive. I find myself as most of these traits with the exception of irresponsibility, which I feel my parents taught me to be responsible. Being an older sister

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    The Type Of Blood Cancer

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    Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common type of blood cancer.1 It is found in plasma cells inside the intermedullary canal of the diaphysis of a long bone.2 Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell. They function to help the body fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. MM starts when a plasma cell becomes abnormal in the bone marrow and begins to multiple quickly. These abnormal, now cancerous cells accumulate and eventually outnumber the production of healthy

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    Effect of passive muscle stretching on blood glucose level of patients with type 2 diabetes Introduction Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic metabolic disorders with higher rate of fatal chronic condition, morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by poor glycemic control due to decreased insulin sensitivity(1,2).According to the report of International diabetes federation (IDF) in 2015,415 million people have suffering from the disease worldwide and the rate will be increase to

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    HgA1c, blood pressure, and lipid goals for patients with type II diabetes mellitus Type 2 diabetes, often referred to as noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that is often brought on by an individual’s lifestyle. Such as obesity, poor eating habits and not exercising. With this condition the body either resist insulin effect or doesn’t produce enough insulin (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). Even though there is no cure for this condition, it can be controlled

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