A major goal for postsecondary teachers with a doctoral degree is attaining a tenureâa guarantee that a professor cannot be fired without just cause. It can take up to 7 years of moving up the ranks in tenure-track positions. The ranks are assistant professor, associate professor, and professor.
Zontivity, known generically as vorapaxar, is the first of a new class of drugs called protease-activated receptor-1 antagonists. The drugs work by preventing blood platelets from clumping together to form a blood clot. Internal bleeding is a common side effect of blood thinning drugs, and Zontivity will carry a boxed warning that it can cause potentially deadly bleeding side effects.
Blood Viscosity Defined Blood viscosity is the thickness and stickiness of blood. It is a direct measure of the ability of blood to flow through the vessels. It is also a key screening test that measures how much friction the blood causes against the vessels, how hard the heart has to work to pump blood, and how much oxygen is delivered to organs and tissues.