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What is hypovolic shock?
Excessive loss of blood
What causes you to be low on iron and low on blood?
Low iron is most often simply due to low intake in the diet. Other than this, it may be low due to excessive iron loss, which can in turn be caused by blood loss e.g. due to menstruation. Being "low on blood", i.e. a low total blood volume can have entirely different causes. On the one hand, this can also be due to excessive blood loss, though this would require a large wound. On the other hand however, defects in the kidney's water retention mechanisms can lead to excessive loss of water in the urine and thereby reduction of the blood volume (and consequently increase in blood concentration).
What are the advantages of blood clotting when cut?
It stops bacteria entering the blood.
Does diabetes affect the eyes?
It can. Excessive blood Glucose can (over time) attach to the lens and cause cataracts, and increased blood pressure in the retina can lead to glaucoma, potentially leading to loss of vision or blindness.
What are two ways someone can be anemic?
1) Blood loss (including ulcers) 2) Inability to produce new red blood cells. For their production, you need folic acid and B12, not just iron. 3) Illness. Some illnesses (such as cancer, diabetes, kidney or spleen disease, and AIDS) destroy red blood cells.
What are the characteristics of ketosis?
Ketosis is a condition whereby there are many ketone bodies present in the blood. Some of the characteristics of ketosis are nervousness, weight loss and a loss of appetite.
What physical conditions can contribute to malnutrition?
Nutrient loss can be accelerated by diarrhea, excessive sweating, heavy bleeding (hemorrhage), or kidney failure.
What hormones are released in response to excessive blood loss?
Epinephrine by adrenal glands to stimulate vasoconstriction
Is the loss of excessive amounts of protein resulting in systemic edema pyelonephritis?
False. It is a kidney infection where lesions form in the renal pelvis causing bleeding.
What are the causes of low blood protein levels in canines?
There are many potential causes of hypoproteinemia (low blood protein levels) in dogs. They can be roughly divided into two categories: lack of production and excessive loss. Lack of production tends to be due to liver problems or malnutrition. Excessive loss tends to be due to advanced kidney disease or intestinal disease that prevents digestion or absorption. However, it will take a veterinarian examining your dog to determine the exact cause of hypoproteinemia in your dog.
What are plateletsanswer in 2 lines?
Platelets are a type of blood cell which prevent excessive blood loss. They stick together to create blood clots, and are manufactured 'to order' when we bleed.
Iron retention in blood?
Excessive iron retention in the blood is a condition called hemochromatosis. The normal gain and loss of iron in a body is 1 milligram.
