A Patient Has Difficult Veins, and a Winged Infusion Set

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Essay

A patient has difficult veins, and a winged infusion set is used to collect the blood from a small vein in the patient's hand. After successfully filling all the SST tubes, the phlebotomist proceeds to fill the light blue-top tube but is unsuccessful. She changes tubes, thinking that it might be a tube with a lost vacuum, but there is still no blood flow. She inspects the entry site and notices some bruising around it that was not present before. Discuss possibilities of the unsuccessful draw, and explain how to correct them.

Understand the significance of dietary elements, such as iodine, in preventing hormonal disorders.

Identify the role of hormones in development and puberty.

Understand the physiological effects of hormones on muscle and fat tissue.

Understand the roles and effects of various hormones in the body.

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Definitions:

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

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Associationism

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Free Will

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