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Blood is an essence of human body, without which the human body would stop working. The average adult has about five liters of blood inside their body, coursing through their vessels, delivering essential elements, and moving harmful wastes. Browsing through the following topics, further enhances your knowledge about blood. |
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| All you need Blood for... |
-- Blood is a fluid of life that transports oxygen from the lungs to body tissues and carbon dioxide from body tissues to the lungs.
-- Blood is a fluid of health that transports disease fighting substances to fight infections and waste to the kidneys.
-- Blood is a fluid of growth that transports nourishment from digestion and hormones from glands throughout the body.
-- Blood is a fluid of regulation that transports chemicals to body organs for their proper functioning.
-- Blood is a fluid of restoring that transports substances to plug broken blood vessels and keeping body temperature steady.
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| Your Blood Components... |
Blood is not merely a red-colored substance.
In major terms it consists of two components namely:
-- Plasma (house of all proteins)
-- Cells (tiny particle for proper functioning)
These cells are further bifurcated as:
-- Red blood cells (oxygen carrier through the body cells)
-- White blood cells (body’s defense mechanism)
-- Platelets (helps in clotting of blood)
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| All about your Blood Types... |
The most common blood type is grouped as 'ABO Grouping'. Like hair, eyes or skin color, blood type is
also inherited. Everyone inherits two ‘blood types’ genes, one from their mother and one from their father. The
combination of these two genes determines your blood group that is A, B, AB or O. Apart from this, grouping of
blood also based on Rh factor. If this Rh factor is present, the blood type is called positive, and if it is absent,
it is called negative. Thus we have the following broad categories:
-- A Positive; A Negative
-- B Positive; B Negative
-- AB Positive; AB Negative
-- O Positive; O Negative
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| Now that you know your blood type, we’d like to tell you a bit more about it. Recent studies show that these blood groups also depict your personality traits and characteristics. Find out what your blood type says about you… |
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| Top Uses of Donated Blood... |
Nobody denies the fact that blood is an important and worthwhile fluid for living a healthy life. So it becomes pertinent to know about the different uses of donated blood in medical field.
-- Great amount of blood is required in the treatment of cancer by chemotherapy.
-- Blood is used in cases of general surgery.
-- Cardiothoracic (that is heart and chest surgery) is another type of surgery, where blood is needed.
-- The requirement of blood is increased in cases of Accident and Emergency.
-- A large number of units are needed for patients undergoing treatments in Intensive Care Units.
-- Orthopedics treatment – related to bones and bone diseases, also require blood supply.
-- Another area where blood is needed is Hematology (blood disorders).
-- Obstetrics and Gynecology cases also require unconstrained supply of blood.
-- For pregnant ladies in complex delivery cases.
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| The above factors are some of the significant uses of blood. But blood is also vital even for a dying person. For some who just can’t win the last battle of life as their illness have no cure, a blood transfusion can help them to improve the quality of life during their final months, weeks or even days. |
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