BME100 s2015:Group9 12pmL1

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OUR TEAM Name: Brianna Chavez Name: Johnathon Ruiz Name: Josh Quick Name: Maria Guzman Name: Taylor Little LAB 1 WRITE-UP Independent and Dependent Variables Independent variable: LPS (lipopolysaccharide) Dependent variable: level of inflammotin Experimental Design Groups control group: no pills group 1: one pill (10mg) group 2: two pills (20mg) Age range: 55-80 years of age Number of subjects per group 20 subjects in the control and both experimental groups 10 males and 10 females in each group all other variables including ethnicity are to be randomized Duration baseline laboratory values were drawn weekly for a one month duration. Subject Selection Within designated age range, subjects should also be in 'good health'. Good health meaning no visible sickness- especially cold or fever, cognitive awareness, minimal number of comorbidities (diabetes,PAD, CAD, etc.). Select 45 subjects to ensure health requirements are met. Then each subject will receive a number upon arrival and this number will be used to randomize all subjects and to maintain their privacy. Groups will be chosen randomly using a computer program. Sources of Error and Bias Certain diseases that were grounds to rule out a subject are more prevalent in certain ethnic or gender groups. Because of this, the subject pool may be unnecessarily uniform and not properly represent the target demographic. Also, the designated age range has the possibility of being too wide because subjects very close in age could be grouped together accidentally. This grouping could skew results because subjects very close in age have similar health predispositions. Of course, human error while carrying out procedure is always a factor in experiments.