Thrombus

The two hospitals that I have chosen in my area are Columbus Regional Hospital and Johnson Memorial Hospital. The three different medical conditions selected are Stroke care, Pneumonia care and blood clot prevention. On evaluating the quality measures, one can easily get a clear picture of which hospital should be favored under which disease condition. From the patient point of view, it provides an easy comparison in tabular form and as well as graphical form. I have selected 3 medical conditions

Summer always started with a freezing splash into my small, above-ground pool that I practically begged my dad to get me. The month before school lets out, I always started to remind my dad about putting up our pool. It takes 18 hours to completely fill up with the freezing water from our well. In my opinion, while it’s still filling is the best time to swim. Cold and shallow! My mom never liked me swimming before it filled to the top because the pool sits on a concrete slab and if we slip or fall

Benefits of Moderate Drinking Drinking alcohol can be good for your health and studies have shown that boozing on occasion has some perks which includes reduced stress, decresed risk of heart attacks, and lower chances of diabetes. Social drinking is used by many people globally. Kloner et al.(2007) from the School of Public Health at Harvard University found that "moderate amounts of alcohol raises levels of high-density lipoprotein, and higher HDL levels are associated with greater protection

The Alchemist One of the themes The Alchemist shares is with an article titled “ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s rare cancer” Stuart Scott, like Santiago, shows that it is important to follow your dreams even when you encounter struggles. In the novel, Santiago didn’t want to become a priest, like his father wished; instead his dream was to travel the world. His father gave him three gold coins to buy sheep to travel with, but when he went to Tangier a man stole Santiago’s coins by lying, saying that he

Introduction     Factor V Leiden is a hereditary gene mutation that leads to the disorder in the clotting process of blood. It causes the diseases known as Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia or APC resistance. Factor V functions normally in the coagulation pathway of the blood. But a mutation occurs and its cleavage by the body’s natural inhibitor Protein C is slowed. This leads to excessive clot formation in the blood vessels. This mutation is the most common cause for a Deep vein thrombosis(DVT).1

Pulmonary embolism, synonymous with deep vein thrombosis; are important and is a growing public health problem. Both contribute to the 300,000-600,000 individuals affected by this each year in the US alone. This condition does not discriminate against age, gender, or race and occurs across all boards causing morbidity and mortality. When misdiagnosed, unrecognized, or untreated, PE can cause death quickly; within just an hour. It’s fatal in up to 26% of cases (Andrews, 2010). However, prompt treatment

adsorption and thrombus formation on a pH sensor in regards to its function and accuracy. [2] Different solutions of pH were first measured with a clean, calibrated sensor. Then measured again after the same sensor was exposed to a blood solution. Blood is a non-newtonian fluid that contains many components. One such component is red blood cells. Due to the red blood cells having the tendency to clump together at low velocities, calcium chloride was added in order to cause a thrombus formation. The

Effects of Protein Adsorption and Thrombus Formation on The Accuracy and Function of pH Sensors. Introduction: PH sensors are used in many scientific laboratories to measure the hydrogen-ion concentration of a liquid substance and to determine the basicity and acidity of a liquid. PH meters measure the electrical potential difference between a reference electrode probe and a pH electrode probe. Since these probes are very sensitive, they are required to be kept cleansed from contaminants. If exposed

by venous thrombus growth in an endothelial denudated vessel and/or blood stasis. Promotion of the platelet aggregation and fibrin formation at low shear stress by the interaction of FXI and thrombin signify the role of FXI in thromboembolism [47]. Further, reduction in the thrombus formation in a denuded vessel with anti-FXI antibody indicates FXI to be a promising target in coagulation cascade to prevent thromboembolic events [47,48]. Many studies has demonstrated the reduced thrombus formation

of FXII and FXIIa in atherothrombosis and inflammation has been documented in various studies. Since inflammation does play a role in the pathogenesis of plaque formation and plaque rupture, resulting in thrombus formation, inhibiting FXII/FXIIa might abrogate the ongoing inflammation and thrombus formation [5,36]. The findings of a substantially less infarcted brain without an increase in infarct-associated hemorrhage in FXII-deficient and FXII inhibitor treated mice after transient middle cerebral