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An arterial blood gas (ABG) test, or arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) measures the amounts of arterial gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. An ABG test requires that a small volume of blood be drawn from the radial artery with a syringe and a thin needle , [ 1 ] but sometimes the femoral artery in the groin or another site is used.
The ciliospinal reflex (pupillary-skin reflex) consists of dilation of the ipsilateral pupil in response to pain applied to the neck, face, and upper trunk. If the right side of the neck is subjected to a painful stimulus, the right pupil dilates (increases in size 1-2mm from baseline).
People with an even lower level of consciousness, stupor, only respond by grimacing or drawing away from painful stimuli. [8] Comatose: Cannot be aroused; no response to stimuli Comatose people do not even make this response to stimuli, have no corneal or gag reflex, and they may have no pupillary response to light. [8]
One of the best post-Christmas sales we look forward to every year is Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sale, which typically kicks off the day after Christmas and lasts for a couple of weeks.Ring in the ...
The first part of Taaffe that contacts Stovall is the helmet, which would seem to be a textbook case of targeting. But nobody involved in college football reads textbooks anymore, do they?
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Distributive shock is a medical condition in which abnormal distribution of blood flow in the smallest blood vessels results in inadequate supply of blood to the body's tissues and organs.
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals ways to restore accidentally deleted text messages on your Android phone.