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Blood Transfusions

A blood transfusion is when blood or blood-based products are transferred from one person to another. This is often done because of major blood loss from something such as an accident or childbirth, but sometimes because of a disease such as anemia or sickle-cell disease.

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What is procedure?

It is the order that an event may happen if it is planned;

the way something is meant to be made or to happen.

How does your electrolyte balance get affected and what happens when the levels are too low?

Problems With Electrolyte Balance (causes and symptoms of low levels): http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_ha/sec3/ch18/ch18d.html

What are possible complications from an ileoanal anastomosis?

Specific complications following an ileoanal anastomosis include leakage of stool, anal stenosis (narrowing of the anus), pouchitis (inflammation of the ileal pouch), and pouch failure.

Who do you contact to replace an approved lost I-797 for a K-1 visa?

you can file an I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition to replace a lost approved application. The current fee for this form is $195 but will be going up on Oct 26, 2005 to $200

What is normal HCT range?

Normal HCT Values:
Newborn = 42.0% - 60.0%
Adult Male = 42.0% - 52.0%
Adult Female = 37.0% - 47.0%

Are there any red blood cells in your mouth?

Only in the tiny blood vessels that feed the cells in those tissues.

The carpet gets almost an inch of water in the back and the carpet gets damp in the front of my 1996 Pontiac Bonneville everytime it rains but the seats do not get wet at all any ideas?

The fact that the seats do not get wet contribute little except to suggest that the leak[s] is not in the roof, and is probably LOW. There obviously is a leak, which could be anywhere including [but not limited to] these locations. 1. The most probable is "plugged up" DRAIN SLOTS in one or more of the DOORS. Rainwater which gets into doors via the bottom edge of the window openings, is NORMALLY allowed to drain through two to four SLOTS in the bottom edge of the door. 2. The lower edge of the seals around the front and back windows. 3. Any of the SEALS AROUND the doors. Based on your statement that the water pools near an inch in the rear, and only dampens the front carpet, suggests that the leak is toward the rear IF the condition occurs WHILE the vehicle is LEVEL. If the vehicle is parked such that it slopes toward the rear, the the leak could be anywhere. I suggest first that you check and CLEAR all the door drain slots. This is best accomplished using an OLD thin bladed knife [like a table or steak knife]. Open the door, lay on the ground next to the open door, and carefully examine the bottom edge of the door. You should be able to spot the drains, as they appear as narrow slots right along the lowest edge of the flange of the outer "skin" of the door. Insert the knife upward into the slot and "saw" it up and down in the slot WHILE ALSO moving back and forth from one end to the other of the slot. This will break the blockage up, allowing trapped water to drain [be prepared to move out of the way fast]. This will allow SOME OF the dirt to drain out with the water. If the door is dry, with a garden hose, run water along the lower edge of the intersection between the window, and the bottom of the window opening in the door. If the door is open, and the drains are clear, the water will drain out of the slots, carrying some dirt with it. If there are large pieces of debris, like twigs, small gravel, large rust flakes, etc, these will not be able to pass through the slots, but their displacement and the flushing out of the dirt will probably allow the drains to function properly. IF you want to remove the large debris, you will have to remove the door inner panel[s] and remove the rest by hand. Good luck.j3h.

What will happen to a person if they are o blood type and receive b blood?

An acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, with possible acute renal failure and death.

How do you blood dope?

there are different techniques used to cheat via blood altering. one is a blood transfusion that some atheletes used to do basically to give them more blood hence more haemoglobin and a better ability to transport oxygen to the muscles = faster runner. EPO (erythropoietin) is a hormone that regulates red blood cell production and if atheletes take it they will have more red blood cells.

Does the mosaic law forbid blood transfusions?

The Mosaic Law forbids the consuming of blood, human or animal. Whether the blood is going in via the mouth or being fed into the body through an intravenous route. In Leviticus chapter 17 verse 12 it States, That is why I have said to the sons of Israel:"No soul of you must eat blood and no alien resident who is residing as an alien in your midst should eat blood." (New World Translation) also goes on to say in the later part of Leviticus chapter 17 verse 14.." You must not eat the blood of of any sort of flesh, because the soul of every sort of flesh is it's blood." In Genesis chapter 9 verses 3,4: "Every moving animal that is alive may serve as food for you. As in the case of green vegetation, I do give it all to you. Only flesh with it's soul-the blood-you must not eat."

Is 6.9 hemoglobin count too low for a 29 year old woman who just lost a great amount of blood?

If she just lost a large amount of blood, then the low Hbg is expected and is lab evidence of the blood loss.

What is the function of blood?

It carries oxygen to cells

Carries waste (carbon dioxide, Urea and lactic acid - via diffusion) away from cells

Carries various disease-fighting cells such as the "white" blood cells.

Part of the body's self-repair mechanism (blood clotting after an open wound in order to stop bleeding - using 'Platelets')

Regulation of body PH.

Regulation of core body temperature. the 3 are

1_respiration

2_oxygen

2_carbon

Do sponges have blood?

Sponges do not have blood. They do not have a circulatory system either.

How long before you can give blood if you were in England in 1989 due to mad cows disease?

Currently the prohibition on giving blood if you were present in the UK during the BSE outbreak is permanent.

Can a father who is O and a mother who is B have a child who is AB?

No. In the ABO blood type system, a parent with the blood type O and a parent with the blood type B can not have a child with the blood type AB. A person with blood type O has no A or B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells. A person with blood type B has a B antigen on the surface on their red blood cells. Neither parent has the gene to code for antigen A so the child of both parents would not be able to have a blood type involving the A antigen, such as blood types A or AB. A father with O blood type is likely not the father of an AB child (+ or -) with a B- mother.

But blood tests for paternity are not 100% certain. In addition, people often mis remember their blood type.

The best paternity test is a DNA test.

http://www.dnatesting.com/resource/aboBloodTypeCalculator.php

How much blood is needed for the human body to survive Can it survive on saline or any other fluid besides blood Am told blood transfusions are totally unnecessary-- true or false?

No one can live with out blood. Blood is the essential thing in human life. The average amount of blood is 4-5 quarts (liters) in female adult humans, and 5-6 quarts (liters) in human adult males. This is about 8% of total body weight. There are some experimental studies in the UK, where they exchange blood for a saline liquid at near freezing temperatures, in order to perform operations on pets that can last as long as an hour. It has not yet been tried on humans.

Where do vets get blood for animal transfusions?

For cats and dogs bigger veterinary hospitals keeps a list of donor animals, whose owners allows the hospital to use their pets as donors. In return, the pet (owner) is usually offered a free medical check-up(for the pet) or some similar favor or bonus.

And of course, if your pet is a blood donor, there's a good chance that there will be some blood available if your pet would even need a transfusion itself.

What is serum and what is its importance in blood transfusions?

Serum is the cell free fluid of the blood. It makes the blood flow smooth in the arteries and veins.