calcium chloride & its uses
Calcium chloride is an ionic compound formed when calcium and chlorine come together. It is highly soluble in water and it is also deliquescent. It is a salt that is solid at room temperature, and has several common applications. Calcium chloride can be produced directly from limestone, but larger a....
Case Study Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
Introduction Diabetes is an epidemic in Counties Manukau. It is no
longer a disease for the 40 to 65 years old, but the youngest diagnosed with
Diabetes Mellitus are 6 year old children. In 2008, an estimate of
$57,000,000 is being spent every year by Counties Manukau District
Health Board for d....
Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias - A Discussion and Comparison of Past and Present Approaches
Cardiac arrhythmia can present itself in various forms, observable as distortions in the normal patterns and sequences of contraction in the myocardium, induced by numerous pathological states. Arrhythmias present in varying degrees of severity, some fairly minor, causing little discomfort and inter....
Medical Error
Introduction
42 year old Ramon Vasquez, went to see his cardiologist, Dr. Ramachandra Kolluru, in 1995. Mr. Vasquez was already a heart patient, and was seeing Dr. Kolluru for angina, or chest pain relating to coronary artery disease. The doctor wrote a prescription for 20 mg Isordil (isosorbide....
reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid
Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature on reaction rate.
Hypothesis: If the temperature in the reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is increased, then the reaction rate between the two solutions would also increase.
Reaction:
Figure 1: Equation of the reaction....