renorenal SG NEW MYSTERY As a paramedic you rush to the scene of the accident and see this victim lying on the road conscious and he tells you that there is blood coming out from his abdomen. He is compressing it hard to prevent severe and excessive blood loss. You gently asked him to remove his hand and immediately you see blood gushing out like a fountain. What kind of blood vessel do you think is being lacerated here? Provide a reasonable explanation. MYSTERY SOLVED
renorenal SG Hehehe... earlier one not counted, only every 3, 6, 9... special mystery question then got prize...
renorenal SG NEW MYSTERY Why is arterial blood brighter in color compared to venous blood? What is the significance for this? MYSTERY SOLVED
alexkusu SG Originally posted by renorenal: [b]NEW MYSTERY Why is arterial blood brighter in color compared to venous blood? What is the significance for this? [/b]oxygen!
Kuali Baba SG It has to be an artery, because the heart pumps blood at high pressure through them to the organs. It sounds too general to be true...
renorenal SG That's right, but what is the significance in clinical practice? Just make a rough guess, I'm sure you would know this by watching House MD...
renorenal SG Precisely, yes! The arteries are made up of thick muscular and elastic coat that has the ability to pump blood from the aorta towards the arterioles located in the peripheries... Venous blood is unable to pump blood that fast and that explains why it has a thin wall...
renorenal SG Waliau... hahaha... where got... the participants are so smart... hmmm.... try to think of something harder...
Kuali Baba SG Oxyhaemoglobin is bright red...when oxygen is lost to the tissues the haemoglobin becomes a dark red. Ice-cream, here I come...
