Circulation Aids
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- Artificial blood
- Artificial hearts and valves
- Stents (and CHD)
- Created by: Ellie
- Created on: 18-04-14 16:35
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- Circulation Aids
- Artificial Blood
- Blood Substitute
- E.g: Saline (salt solution)
- Used to replace lost volume of blood
- In emergencis
- Keeps people alive
- Even if they lose 2/3 of their red blood cells
- Providdes time in which the body can produce new red blood cells
- Alternatives include blood transfusions.
- Blood Substitute
- Artificial Parts (The Heart)
- Mechanical devices
- Pump blood around the body
- Hearts
- Temporary
- Used to keep people alive until a donor heart can be used
- Sometimes used in severe cases as permanent fixes.
- Don't get rejected by the body
- Made from metal and plastic
- Surgery is needed to install teh heart
- Can lead to infection and bleeding
- Don't work as well as living hearts
- The heart can wear out and the motor could fail
- Blood doesn't flow through the heart as smoothly
- Causes blood clots
- Patients have to take blood thinning drugs
- Causes blood clots
- Temporary
- Mechanical devices
- Stents
- CHD (coronary heart disease)
- Blocked arteries
- From fatty deposits
- Causes heart Attacks
- Blocked arteries
- Tubes inserted inside arteries
- keeps arteries open
- Allows blood to pass through and into the heart
- keeps arteries open
- Lower the risk of heart attacks for people with chd
- The stents can narrow after time
- They can cause irritation and scarring on the rartery wals
- Patients need to take drugs to prevent blood clots
- CHD (coronary heart disease)
- Artificial Blood
- CHD (coronary heart disease)
- Blocked arteries
- From fatty deposits
- Causes heart Attacks
- Blocked arteries
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