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COAGULATION COAGULATION TESTS INR; aPTT Any patient who has undergone major surgery, sustained a significant trauma or suffered a serious infection will have a widespread inflammatory response . Visibly, inflammation causes fluid to collect throughout the body tissues, making the patient look...

ANGIOGRAM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAM; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; HEART CATHERIZATION; HEART CATH; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAM; ANGIOPLASTY; STENTING; COILING A radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in the use and interpretation of Xrays, ultrasounds and other diagnostic tests such as CT or MRI scans. An...

CBC BLOOD PRODUCTS "Blood Products" is a term used to describe products that contain any components of normal blood. When an individual donates a unit of the blood, the donation is usually "whole blood". A unit of whole blood can be broken down into many different products or blood components...

ANTIMICROBIALS; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIFUNGALS; ANTIVIRALS; CULTURES Antimicrobials describe a broad group of drugs that are used to kill pathogens (germs that are foreign and potentially harmful to an individual) or impair their ability to reproduce. Within this category are several subgroups of...

ANEURYSM An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Fatty deposits can build up in the vessel wall and damage the inner layer of the vessel. This can sometimes cause the vessel to weaken and become thin. This can lead to the formation of an aneurysm. Aneurysms can also develop for other...

ACUTE LUNG INJURY (ALI); ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) Critical illness, lung injuries and severe infections are examples of problems that can cause the lung to become inflamed . Inflammation causes blood vessels to become "leaky". When the blood vessels in the lung become leaking...

ARTERIAL LINE (also called "Art Line") An arterial line is a small catheter, similar to an intravenous, that is inserted into an artery (Image 1). Image 1: Manniquen with an arterial line in place. The wrist (radial artery) is the most common placement. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood to all of the...

BLOOD VESSELS; AORTA; ARTERY; ARTERIOLE; CAPILLARY; VENULE; VEIN; VENA CAVA A blood vessel is a tube that carries blood. Oxygen rich blood leaves the left side of the heart and enters the aorta. The aorta branches into arteries, which eventually branch into smaller arterioles. Arterioles carry blood...