Dialysis patients, who will have blood withdrawn, dialyzed, then replaced, are always weighed when they enter the facility and then weighed carefully again before they leave, because
A) even small changes in body weight may signify changes in blood volume and therefore blood pressure.
B) many people who have dialysis are diabetic and must control their weight carefully.
C) dialysis removes blood proteins and these weigh more than other blood components.
D) dialysis is likely to cause edema and such swelling must be controlled.
E) reclining posture during dialysis can cause a tendency for weight gain.
Mouse trachea and its red blood cells
Pulse oximetry. The small device provides a digital readout of oxygen levels in the blood.
Measuring Blood Pressure
A finger-stick is useful for obtaining small amounts of blood.
The blood–brain barrier.
The typical distribution of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brains of patients ...