Q:what does mild sclerosis of aortic valve means? Why does it happens and what is its curethanks

This is a routine, well established procedure. The incidence of major complications are less than 4%. There are two kinds of artificial Heart Valves. One is mechanical, and the other is tissue valve. The mechanical valve requires the person to be on life long anti-coagulation therapy. This also requires periodic check on the persons pro thrombin time. Based on this, the anti-coaglation dose will be adjusted. The problem with anti-coagulation is that it may lead to bleeding complications. The tissue valve is made from the tissues of a bovine or porcine heart. The tissue is denatured to ensure that the valve is not rejected as a foreign tissue. (This is not a problem with mechanical valves.) Being made of tissue, these valves do not allow clots to form, which means that anti-coagulation after a short initial period is not required. This is a major advantage, especially for women, who may have some earlier bleeding problems. Then why are mechanical valves used at all? Being made from non-living denatured tissue, tissue valves cannot repair themselves. They also tend to get calcified in younger people with more calcium activity. They also have a shorter life than mechanical valves. Surgeons tend to favour mechanical valves for younger people (whose life expectancy is higher), and the tissue valve for the older, as such people may already have some bleeding problems, the valve's durability is not critical and the patient has lower calcium activity. These are general considerations. Only a surgeon armed with the full test results, and a knowledge of the patient history, who can advise the patient on what is the best option in each case. To reiterate, AVR (Aortic Valve Replacement, not my initials) is a routine procedure and recovery tends to be uneventful. Wish you all the best, and as uneventful a recovery as possible.

Q:I just fixed a clog in my bathroom sink by taking off the p-trap. I had turned off the water valve beforehand, and when I was done I turned it back on. After this, all that came out of the faucet was a trickle. Turning the valve in the off position does not stop the trickle. When I first turned the valve off before taking off the pipe, the valve was not turned all the way left or right. It was in the middle, but the water flowed fine. When I turned the valve all the way to the right, the water shut off at the faucet. My apartment is pretty old. Is this valve most likely broken?

Like the first person said, put it back in the original middle position. It could be a ball type valve, meaning it has a ball with a hole in it. To the far left or far right the hole to allow water to go through would be against the pipe wall, not allowing water through. In the middle, the hole would be aligned with the pipe wall and let water through. If that doesn't work, it is likely broken, especially if the valve was wanting to stick hard beforehand or you felt a quick breaking feeling as you were turning it. Valves rarely totally break like that. But it can happen. My guess is you most likely have it in the wrong position. If it is broke, you'll have to turn the water off further up the line if you can or turn all of the water off if there isn't another shut-off valve to cut water pressure to the line. I would think there should be another shut-off valve some up the water line.

Q:I have a 97 Neon. The Canister Purge Valve circuit gives a code 31 stating that it has a problem. I've replaced the valve, which didn't make the code go away. I removed the battery for a few hours, and the code went away. I drove for about 2 weeks and the code came back on. If it's not the valve, where do I look next?

Could you describe this canister purge valve? Not sure what you are talking about here. Is it part of the emissions, part of the radiator, or what. I am just guessing it's part of the emissions. In which case, I need to know if it has a smog pump. Could be the pump, could be a clogged up cat, could be a bad EGR valve. Need some more info to help beyond this point. Good luck.

Q:What are the requirements for valve automation?

Valves are commonly available for both liquid and gas. You would begin by determining operating pressure, volume, nature of fluid, and temperature of fluid. The electrical requirements are as simple as supplying power to a solenoid. Mechanically, automatic valves are sophisticated. Begin by researching the water supply valves for a domestic washing machine.

Q:I bought my first car recently. but it has a high idle and smoking problem, i already replaced the spark plugs. I've been reading about the exhaust gas re-circulation valve. but i cant find it. where exactly is the EGR valve located in a 1999 KIA Pride?

all EGR valves should ( unless a very odd engine) on exhaust manifold. they will have a tube outlet returning back to inlet manifold and a control mechanism on it ( electrical connection) . these valves are known to carbon up and fail both due to soot.heat .wear etc. very possible this is the problem. a temporary fix can occasionally be found by soaking over night in cleaning fluid such as easing oil or petrol etc and washing out but this sort of fix never lasts. be aware these valves are not cheap.

Q:Hi there - We have an old house with galvanized steel pipes. Our main water shut off valve leaks -- the leak is from the packing nut. A plumber came out yesterday and tightened it, and it now barely leaks at all, maybe one drip every 24-48 hours (which it probably has been doing for the 6 years we have lived here, we just didn't know when we bought the place). Rather than replacing the whole valve (which, apparently, has a high liklihood of breaking the pipes in the foundation, requiring jackhammering and whatnot), we are thinking of installing a new shut off valve higher up on the pipe, where I guess it's less likely to break. If we go for the second valve, is there a way to close up that old valve (hydraulic cement, tape, solder, etc.), so it doesn't leak at all? The tiny leak is coming from the stem of the handle - can we remove the handle and cap it off or something? (And thanks to those of you who answered my husband's question about the pipes yesterday!)

This Site Might Help You. RE: Leaky main water shut off valve? Hi there - We have an old house with galvanized steel pipes. Our main water shut off valve leaks -- the leak is from the packing nut. A plumber came out yesterday and tightened it, and it now barely leaks at all, maybe one drip every 24-48 hours (which it probably has been doing for the 6 years...

Q:I don't know the principle of operation of the butterfly valve. Can I control the percentage of opening by an analog output from the PLC?

A butterfly valve does not have an overall linear characteristic and is a poor modulation controller through its full range of operation. It will need a stout shaft and a tough actuator. It will be most linear in about the 30% to 60% open range. To make a full linear controller, you will need to have the actuator-controller- valve , single source supplier know what control feature you wish to accomplish in the fluid system and what the controlling signal will be. Any cotrol valve is a variable resistance added in the whole dynamic system which itself will have an inherent second order friction loss flow characteristic.

Q:how could you make a valve or a system so that when it is pressurized, if enough pressure is reached in the system the valve will open completely and remain opened until it is close manually?I'm thinking about this in the context of an air powered dart gun, so that the firing mechanism is like a piston, and when a certain air pressure is reached, the valve that connects to the barrel will open and fire the dart

One thing you can do is get a pressure switch and a solenoid valve so that when whatever you are pressurizing comes to a certain level the switch will close it's normally open contacts and energize the solenoid which will open the valve. However as soon as the pressure level goes below the trigger level the valve will automatically close.

Q:I am being sent for a level 2 Ultrasound Thursday because my previous US showed one of the babies valves was enlarged. She said all 4 chambers were there but she was very vague on what this means. Care to shed some light?

?UPDATE? We went to the US today and the heart was 100% HEALTHY!! There was nothing wrong with any anatomy of baby girl. The doctors there said they are completely confused as to why my Doctor would tell me the baby might need heart surgery when she wasn't even 100% on the issue and even if it was due to positioning like she 'claimed' at first, then a Level 2 US wouldn't be necessary. I'm just so grateful and thank God that my baby is ????!

Q:what's the function of a car valve???????????

valve A way to turn on or a off of anything Liquid or gas or air works same as a switch does for power it controls flow of