The LPN is caring for a person who is receiving platelets. The person asks the nurse why the infusion is so cold. What should be included in the nurse’s response? 1. The recipient is less likely to develop an allergic reaction if the infusion is cold. 2. The infusion hurts less when it is cold. 3. Bleeding will be less of a problem when the infusion is cold. 4. Platelets have to be stored frozen in order to remain effective.

The many volcanoes located along the edge of the pacific ocean make up the ring of fire. how does subduction play a role in the volcanic activity in the ring of fire?

The observations of hooke and van leeuwenhoek documenting the existence of microscopic cells formed the basis of what important theory? a. the cell theory stating that all living things are composed of cellsb. the theory of spontaneous generation, which held that life forms could arise spontaneouslyc. the theory of chemotherapy, or use of antimicrobials to destroy pathogenic organismsd. the germ theory of disease and causative agents

Bisphenol a (often called bpa) is a chemical found in products that people use every day, from water bottles to food containers to children's toys. unfortunately, bpa leaches out of its many products and makes its way into our bodies. what are the health effects of bpa exposure? ongoing research is finding that elevated exposure to bpa can affect a wide variety of developmental and physiological processes, but one of the first studies of bpa's health effects came about because of a simple mistake in the lab. at a laboratory at case western reserve university in 1998, geneticist patricia hunt was making a routine check of her female lab mice. as she extracted and examined developing eggs from the ovaries, she began to wonder what had gone wrong. she noticed that many of the eggs showed problems with their chromosomes, and some had irregular amounts of genetic material, which can lead to miscarriages and birth defects in mammals. she learned that a lab assistant had mistakenly washed the plastic mouse cages and water bottles with a harsh soap, releasing bpa from the plastic. knowing that bpa is an endocrine disruptor, a chemical that can enter organisms and mimic hormones, hunt set out to discover whether it had adversely affected her mice.