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Thursday 24 January 2013

What is Homeostasis?

What is Homeostasis?


The coordinated physiological process which maintains a steady state of ‘internal constancy’ or ‘mileau interior’ is called Homeostasis.

In other words , ‘internal constancy’  is maintained by various organs of our body like- Brain, Heart, Lungs,Liver, Kidney etc

This internal constancy is a ‘closed loop system’ and is responsible for the independent existence of an individual .

Primary insults like injury or sepsis makes this closed loop system in to an 'open loop.' The aim of medical/surgical intervention is to make this 'open loop' back in to 'closed loop.'

Artificial augmentation of homeostasis is called Resuscitation.

Provision of organ support for homeostasis is called Critical Care.

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