Body-fluids Sentence Examples

He managed to keep his body fluids up by frequent gulps to replenish his rapidly diminishing energy.

In the animal kingdom, also, it is very widely distributed, being sometimes a normal and sometimes a pathological constituent of the fluids and tissues; in particular, it is present in large amount in the urine of those suffering from diabetes, and may be present in nearly all the body fluids.

After death the presence of alcohol can be detected in all the body fluids.

The body fluids which contain enough HIV to infect someone are blood, semen, vaginal fluids including menstrual blood, and breast milk.

Wright and others, in recent work on opsonins, have shown that, by injecting dead cultures of the causal agent into subjects infected with the organism, there is produced in the body fluids a substance (opsonin) which apparently in favourable conditions unites with the living causal bacteria and so sensitizes them that they are readily taken up and destroyed by the phagocytic cells of tissues.

The impervious nature of the material ensures that there is no leakage or spillage of body fluids during removal.

What should we do if there is a spillage of blood or body fluids?

Kidney failure - When the kidneys malfunction, body fluids including electrolytes go off balance, which can lead to muscle spasms.

In addition, until about age two, children's kidneys are not able to concentrate urine and preserve body fluids as efficiently as adult kidneys.

Obese individuals and those with poor circulation or who take medications to reduce excess body fluids (diuretics) can be at risk when conditions are hot and humid.

Electrolytes-Salts and minerals that produce electrically charged particles (ions) in body fluids.

Since the TORCH test is a screening or first-level test, the pediatrician may order tests of other body fluids or tissues to confirm the diagnosis of a specific infection.

In cases of severe blood loss, medical treatment may include the intravenous replacement of body fluids.

Traumatic shock-A condition of depressed body functions as a reaction to injury with loss of body fluids or lack of oxygen.

Herpes simplex virus is transmitted by infected body fluids (such as saliva) when they contact breaks in another person's skin or mucous membranes.

If there is any doubt as to the diagnosis, then a specimen of body fluids (mucus, urine) can be collected and combined with fluorescent-tagged measles virus antibodies.

These tests allow direct detection of streptococcal antigens in body fluids such as urine or blood serum or from a throat swab.

Hepatitis B is a form of viral hepatitis that is also known as serum hepatitis, due to its ability to be spread through body fluids and blood.

Staph bacteria can spread through the air, but infection is almost always the result of direct contact with open sores or body fluids contaminated by these organisms.

It is found in saliva, urine, and other body fluids and can be spread through sexual contact or other more casual forms of physical contact such as kissing.

Past or recent infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be identified by antibody tests and CMV can be grown from body fluids.

The organism can be transmitted by person-to-person contact or by contact with nasal discharges and other body fluids.

The bacterium can be grown on chocolate agar or identified by blood cultures or Gram stain of body fluids.

Control bleeding using direct pressure; minimize or avoid contact with blood and other body fluids.

Male condoms are placed over the penis and prevent body fluids (such as sperm) from coming into contact with another person.

Gold. Gold is also used to make body jewelry but should not be used for the initial piercing since body fluids from the healing process can degrade the medal and create an infection.

Sodium also regulates blood volume and blood pressure, transmits impulses for muscle contraction and nerve function, and regulates the acid balance in the blood and body fluids.

Deficiency or imbalance in sodium and potassium does not usually result from a lack of these minerals in the diet, but from imbalances in body fluids.