Health & Medicine Essay Examples and Topics. Page 81

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the medical term used to refer to a progressive and very painful condition that affects the wrists as a result of compression of the median nerve which is the key nerve [...]

The medicine of the mythopoeic people or the medical services observed in ancient Egypt, the ancient Greek, and Roman medical traditions, the changes brought by Christianity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, etc.all have their positive and negative [...]

For instance, the calculation can be done for the ideal weight for a particular person based on his or her height and whether that person is a male or a female.

The materials given out in the present section are mainly devoted to giving a more detailed definition of fraud, waste, and abuse that are the main realizations of dishonesty from the part of employees, the [...]

Prognostic parameters of periodontal disease like pocket depth and BOP may not be enough to evaluate the risk of attachment loss.

The need to offer a more comprehensive form of healthcare to the population has been motivated by several factors, these include; changing demographics that have seen the increase in the proportion of older people in [...]

This prepaid system of health consultation has continously been abused by the HMO's who hold the lives of the policy holders in their hands as the doctors need to seek approval prior to undertaking any [...]

The purpose of the study was to validate the occurrence of bacteria, fungi and yeasts on stethoscope diaphragms and assess their resistance to antimicrobial drugs. The samples were accumulated from the exterior of the stethoscope [...]

The purposes were clearly identified by the researchers in the objectives' section; however, the problem of the study was not expressed as a separate idea.

The proteins and the other substances that the neuron needs for its function are manufactured by the cell body or soma and the nucleus and the neuron is known as the "manufacturing and recyling plant".

It has been found that patients being treated with periodontal therapy need to stop smoking to maintain their oral health and thus, cessation of smoking should be the first step of periodontal therapy.

The paper will look at the problem of accessibility to oral care in the country and the possibility of the introduction of a mid-level provider as a possible solution to this problem will be addressed.

The illness causes distress in the form of severe suffering for the patient, his family and friends. The annual costs for care and treatment of schizophrenia in the United Kingdom in the 1990s were 397 [...]

Finally, the clinical periodontal assessment helps in assessing the success achieved through the interventions put in place, as the documentation of the findings in the clinical periodontal assessment acts as the baseline in the monitoring [...]

These guidelines also include recommendations and suggestions from the program on Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, which was developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with [...]

The practice recommendations, offered in the Primary Prevention of Childhood Obesity, contain rather important information that helps to identify the duties of nurses and underline the rules, people have to follow in order to protect [...]

In other words, Rethman agrees that EBHC is the best way to find out the optimal periodontal treatment and maintenance for a particular patient.

The concept of empowerment is deeply rooted in the 'social action' ideology of the 1960s and the self-help perspective of the 1970s.

Prevention may include early detection so that its spread is controlled, killing and avoiding of infected pigs, quarantining of infected persons until they are declared safe to mingle with others, and use of face masks [...]

There is therefore a need to fully understand the mechanism that allows Tregs to inhibit the hyperactivity of T cells that can be both beneficial as well as cause significant damage to the human body.

The increase in competition in the business environment has mandated business organizations many business organizations to initiate a policy of Business Intelligence system into their business strategic decision to enhance business competitive advantages.

Consequently, the chief goal of the US administration is to re-focus the benefits promised by the medical care in the USA on citizens but not on medical products manufacturers.

In the United States of America, the Accreditation of CCRC is done by the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission which is sponsored by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

It's best to find a CCRC or SNF that has facilities and people matching the requirements of those who want to sign in.

Hydroxycut on the other hand is a weight loss supplement program that uses pills to help one lose weight. If one has a lot of weight to lose it means harder work thus the advantage [...]

On the other hand, morbidity is the rate of occurrences of diseases within a given population and which is measured in terms of the rate of such individuals falling ill due to such diseases as [...]

The only fault that the child makes to deserve this disparity is to be born in a family that is facing prejudice and is stereotyped on one or more factors.

The reason is the credibility of the brand; it is one of my most well-known service providers and its customers have generally been happy with them.

In this case, the disease is secondary to an underlying disorder; yet, in either case, the term idiopathic membranous nephropathy describes a series of changes in the glomerular capillary wall.

The study was motivated by several issues which include: the response of children to social pressures, the perceptions of children to fatness or thinness, the consciousness of children to eating disorders, the perceptions of big [...]

In particular, it is necessary to discuss the episode Viable Options, and the questions, explored in this film, namely 1) the consumerism of Medicare and the relations between physicians and patients; 2) the distribution of [...]

Here, the purpose of the study was to describe the characteristics of caregivers which include physical health symptoms, burden, HRQL, and overall quality of life, in the first and second years of caregiving.

They will be allowed to see the baby for several seconds and after that, they will have to leave. The calm but strict voice is going to convince the visitors and remind them that they [...]

The total cost of the effects and the management of obesity is estimated to amount to about 10% of the healthcare expenditures in the united states.

In the labor and delivery process, there can be a number of emergent situations. The allegation by the nurse that there are not enough nurses in the labor and delivery department is a serious one [...]

The policy measure of the increasing knowledge base is applied to increase the knowledge of the black women to go in for periodic mammography for the early detection of breast cancer.

In the case of public health programs, there is the need for depending on several sources of funding for taking care of the long-term medical needs of people especially elderly people nearing retirement.

The slight itchy skin turns to a considerable scratching which leads to skin breakage and contributes to more spread of the infection.

While physical measurement of patient satisfaction would be required to get the patients improved physical health status, which would, in turn, prove the success of the applied physical therapy, the overall patient satisfaction would be [...]

The methodology used is appropriate for the purpose of the research, as it provided the relevant themes and subthemes intended to fill the meat of the data.

I am sure that I was not alone in having a traditional view of the role of the nurse in the healthcare sector at the beginning of the semester; while the role of the nurse [...]

It is seen that in the age group of more than 50 years, EA was more at risk of contracting cancer, as compared to AA.

The inheritance of the condition is linked to the x-chromosome; consequently, the incidence is higher in the males than in the female; additionally, the latter requires two defective alleles for the expression of the defective [...]

The main objective of the National Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic is to protect Australia against the threat of an influenza pandemic and to support the Australian community should one occur.

The planes of design consist of the vertical and horizontal interactions that stabilize the lipid bilayer membrane and support the structural integrity of the red cell, respectively.

This study was based on findings of previous studies that showed that C-reactive protein in blood increased the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with the metabolic syndrome.

One of the functions of the lymphatic system is to be the body's "sewer system", drawing toxins from the cells and dumping them into the blood.

The adoption of the low-cost technology is said to have caused the loosing of business by the hospitals and the freestanding imaging centers, although the technology is less capable in solving the problem at hand.

However today the importance of alternative medicine is gaining its fame and importance in the society and its contribution to the maintenance of health and well being should not be overlooked."Alternative medicine itself refers to [...]

In the United States, the average per capita income of Japanese Americans is about 15 percent higher as compared to the U.S.population in general.

People are to make out the further points on researching and understanding the whole picture of ageing in the United States not to make a little of this age group.

In light of these developments, it is therefore important that an evaluation of breast cancer amongst women in London be carried out, in order to explore strategies and policy formulations that could be implemented, with [...]

Cultural competency refers to the policies and attitudes that appreciate the cultural differences of the clients visiting a healthcare facility; and that engage such communities in a manner that enhances their health; and that in [...]

Protein requirement: due higher caloric requirement in CF, patients should take increased proteins more than in a normal person as energy requirements in CF is highly incrased and the body needs to get constant supply [...]

Chandler, in the year 1992, declared that empowerment of nurses does not pertain only to the influence or authority of the nurses, but is more importantly linked to the relationships of the nurses and patients.

Site and mechanism of action of Narcotic Analgesics There are different types of opiate receptors in the CNS which are responsible for the pharmacological actions of narcotic agents.

Analgesia is a loss of pain sensation due to interruption and modification of pathways from sensory organs to the brain. By interrupting the action of prostaglandins, analgesics help reduce the sensation of pain.

The anterior rami of C5 and C6 converge to become the superior trunk, the C7 ramus becomes the middle trunk, and the ventral rami of C8 and T1 converge to become the inferior trunk.

This however led to the development of bottling machinery in the U.S.and by 1895 the soft drink was sold in all states.

By the latest study, the Food and Drug Administration has approved 30 antiretroviral drugs to counter the effects of the deadly AIDS virus According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the drugs, [...]

Another bigger challenge that is faced by the patients and their relatives is the amount of time they have to wait for them to be attended to.

During treatment, information also has to come from the doctor to the patient; this information is usually complex and requires in-depth understanding; some may even be essential for the survival of the patient.

Defining the topic in the form of a question or statement and separating the question into specific logical components or concepts is the principal strategy to search the CINAHL database.

The aim of this essay is to review the use of tandem mass spectrometry in screening for inborn errors of metabolism.

The pamphlet is laid out in such a way that it is appealing in that it is systematically subdivided into subheadings starting with a definition of high blood pressure, what high blood pressure does to [...]

Improving the health of individuals living within society will be in the best interest of all the people of a society". Healthcare is the provision of services to people, in which they can attain maximum [...]

However, there are certain limits set by the state election law for the maximum contribution a candidate can have from PAC and depending on the position and the office they will be elected for.

They pointed to a previous study on the effect of sertraline yielded limited success to control depression and cognitive impairment. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the augmenting effect of donepezil [...]

The resulting protein is altered as the antibiotic is unable to bind to it and this leads to the survival of the bacteria by mutation.

In past, many different procedures were done in the removal of the neoplasm in the oral and jaw cavity. These grafts are filled in the hole and are punched in the cuts made in the [...]

Myocardial infarction is a sudden heart attack due to the death of heart muscles because of sudden blockage of blood supply to muscles of the heart. Albuminuria has also been found to mediate the interlink [...]

The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy of body fat by using portable ultra sound device which results are reliable and authentic. The ultra sound technique is widely used to measure [...]

Due to the heavy health consequences of the infection, special attention should be paid to the process of preparing and serving the fish.

While Evangelista and Giddens noted that there has been the absence of exploration of differences in the discipline of male and female nurses, two studies observed that male nurses received a disproportionate share of formal [...]

The aim of this essay is to critically study a case of a female case of acute coronary syndrome, the path of discussion will focus on risk factors, pathogenesis and the role of emergency and [...]

Since people with chronic mental illness generally present themselves to the primary care providers, integrating mental health into primary care settings brings the care to the patient's doorsteps, which will improve "the treatment of the [...]

The first thing to do is to send a message to the staff not to have fear and not panic over the inspection.

The teaching intention is that on completion of the intubation training program the providers are able to understand the indications and contraindications of placing a NG tube, describe procedure of placing it, and demonstrate their [...]

Thus, the combined influences of tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, dormancy and angiogenesis in the formation of a progressively growing lesion in a distant site control the process of metastasis.

The aim of the article is to describe the benefits of the wellness programs for the elderly and evaluate reduced risks of Metabolic Syndrome.

The health status of the public is the communal responsibility of organizations and welfare in the community and this relates to the extent through which these healthy policy makers are prepared.

One of the most famous men in the world of swimming and regarded as one the best swimmers in the world is the Australian Ian Thorpe.

Children above the age of 6 years will be slated to be dosed with 5 mg of nebulized salbutamol and 0.

The New Zealand Medical Association is of the view that "the medico-legal environment in New Zealand is a hostile one and constitutes a deterrent to good medical practice ".

HD is a fatal disease caused by a genetic fault on chromosome 4 one of the 22 non-sex-linked pairs of chromosomes, placing men and women at equal risk of acquiring the disease, and it is [...]

Further, based on the morphological appearance of granulosa cells, the frequency of primordial, transitory, primary, preantral, and antral follicles was determined in the three groups of animals.

The theory assumes motor features of the disease are the result of neuron death in the zona compacta of substantia nigra.

The overuse of antibiotics by the general population today has raised many questions about the potential effects of this practice. What are the effects of exposure to excess antibiotics on the human population?

According to the WHO report, there was an increase in the number of distributed LLINs from 2005 onwards and formed 70% of the nets distributed in Africa by the National Malaria Control Programs in 2006.

The causal factors of deaths differ broadly by region and time as a result of variations in climatic conditions and outbreaks of war conflict.

HEDIS could be considered to be a set of uniform perfection health care strategies, exclusively structured to make sure those clients and customers of health care delivery systems are able to compare the performance of [...]

Wellbutrin SR also known as bupropion hydrochloride is drug belonging to the category of antidepressant and of the class of aminoketone. Wellbutrin is administered in the depression phase of the bipolar disorder.

The heart is the main organ responsible for the transport of blood, which in turn is carrying nutrients and other essential things that are needed in order for the body to function perfectly.

According to the Global Health Network, the Global Health problem refers to the problems and issues of concern that cut across national health interests and issues, and relates to specific existing experiences and conditions in [...]

The reason is that the conditions for infectious bacteria transmission are rather beneficial due to the quality of air in the airliner and the exotic infectious bacteria which passengers from hot continents can bring.

At pre-ovulation, OSE in proximity to the rupture site undergoes apoptotic cell death, and the wound caused by ovulation is repaired by highly proliferating OSE cells from the surroundings of the ruptured follicle.

World Health Organization's expert committee on organization of medical care define the hospital as an "integral part of a social and medical organization, the function of which is to provide the population complete health care, [...]

Table 3 shows, first of all, that the mean QoL Delta value is 1. Table 4 answers the next question, which is that the derived t value of 3.

The environment of the hospital is adequate for ensuring the safety of the patients with weak mental behavior. A new program is arranged in the organization to help regain the functional ability of the mental [...]

The immunohistochemical analyses of OSE layer using PCNA and Ki67 clearly revealed proliferative activity only in cycling ewes, that too in close proximity to steroidogenic antral follicles and CL, suggesting that ovulation stimulates multiplication of [...]

For arriving at the decision on the center of focus of the health education, the phase II of the model helps the planner.

Use of these mobile application combined with the wireless technologies, there are a number of benefits accrue to the healthcare organization.

The Medicare Board of Trustees assesses the financial health of the HI Trust Fund by making a comparison of the projected income with the projected expenditure of the funds.

The results of National Health Survey in Australia conducted in the year 2001 showed that only 87% of babies discharged from the hospital were breastfed and only 54% of all infants of three months age [...]

In the present day information-based healthcare environment, it is vitally important that the information requirements of a healthcare organization are understood carefully and a health information system is developed.

The following are some of the resources used by me for furthering my knowledge in the research on healthcare-related areas: Book: "Research in Healthcare: Concepts, Designs and Methods" written by Julius Sim and Chris Wright, [...]

They are: Health education, Educational diagnosis of health behavior and Cultural appropriateness of health behavior."P" stands for 'Person' implying that there should be empowerment for the individuals to make informed decisions signifying their roles in [...]

This is one of the most complex medical procedures where the donor's organ and the recipient's body must be in sync to work correctly or else the organ might be rejected by the immune system [...]

According to this definition, the scope of health informatics includes the use of methods and technologies to help solve problems or help make decisions related to healthcare.

According to the data provided by Albert Einstein College of Medicine the doctors are paid for the patients being enrolled into the clinical trials; sufficient patients participating in such trials "bring" more money to the [...]

Topical anesthesia is also used for minimizing the discomfort and pain experienced during a routine hysteroscopy by endometrial biopsy, which diagnoses infertility and in endometrial pathology.

The role of an anesthesia is to provide numbness to an area where a patient is to be operated, making it senseless, and easing the task of getting treatment for any disorder that occurs.

The hospital deepened its commitment to medical training with the opening of the White Memorial School of Nursing in 1923, an institution that held a prominent place in the hospital and community until it was [...]

The hospital works in collaboration with other healthcare providers and agencies to meet the health needs of the people of the region.

This, though, is in sharp contrast to the limited development of BCG in the first two decades of the 20th century.

However, it is advisable that a physician intervenes in the decision of whether a treatment is futile or not since they have the better medical knowledge to make a decision compared with the patients.

However, in the case of MaineHealth a Clinical Integration and Community Health Improvement organization a perfect integration has resulted in profound success in extending services to the community. The hospital followed the process of integrating [...]

The underlying assumption is that the pre-donation agreement is made in the premise of the considerations and hence the central point of the interests and legal rights and responsibilities of all the parties enlisting the [...]

The objective of patient-focused care is to ensure the comfort of the patients and their families, by providing advanced diagnosis, treatment and therapy.

Shrestha, Burn injuries in pediatric population, 2002, Nepal Med Assoc. Cause of Under five mortality: Burn injuries among pediatric population Study Design, Sample Size: The study comprised of 580 patients all of whom were children aged below 15 years. The children had been hospitalized in1999-2003 at hospital at a burn center in Ostrava. Mechanisms of […]