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Heat causes the body to adapt in many ways as we require to maintain a steady internal temerature. An increase in heat causes us to sweat more, so that when the water evaporates it takes the heat with it to cool us down, maintaining Homeostasis. The water in the sweat has to come from somewhere and that somewhere is usually the blood. So if heat increases the water content of the blood plasma decreases, this means the pressure of the blood decreases. The term "thin" in relation to blood used to mean a low blood pressure but this term is archaic nowadays. Usually thickness in terms of a fluids is relates to Viscosity (higher the viscosity less runny). If the water is being removed from the blood then the concentration of everything in it is increasing (the Osmolarity is increasing), meaning its viscocity is increasing. So in these terms it is true to say that heat thickens the blood. In other words the terms thick and thin in relation to blood are so ambiguous they should not be used, blood pressure or osmolarity should be used depending on what is trying to be said.
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Does Motrin thin the blood?
No Motrin or ibuprofen in an anti-inflammatory medication does not contain Aspirin. Aspirin does thin blood.
Does garlic thin or thicken Human blood?
It thins the blood.
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Mobic belongs to a drug cllass known as NSAIDS. These drugs are known to thin blood. Also, they are no to be taken with other blood thinners such: ASA, coumadin and aggrenox.
Is there any difference if the prepared smear is too thick or too thin?
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Does it hurt to have blood drawn?
Having blood drawn requires the stick of a thin needle in a blood vein. There is only a slight initial prick that gives mild discomfort.
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A thin blood vessel only one blood vessel wide?
They do exist they are called actually just look in your book seriously wikipedia doesn't have all the answers
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Does Vit C thin the blood?
No, quite the opposite. Vitamin K is a factor in helping your blood to clot.
Feeling excessive heat in summer and excessive cold in winter?
Thin skin/thin blood is my guess. I suffer from this as well. I have anemia and recently moved up north from the south. I get cold easily and will also sweat easily. I attribute it to having thin skin and anemia.
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The African elephant cools down by letting all the heat escape from the blood vessels through the thin skin of its ear.
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thin, bright red blood means that your platelets are low.
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