Health & Medicine Essay Examples and Topics. Page 91

The H1N1 virus responsible for the pandemic of 1918 is believed to have emerged concurrently from birds to swine and humans.

Some people have a higher risk of infecting influenza and the people who are supposed to take vaccine each year are children whose age is from 6 months to 18 years, children who have a [...]

It is necessary to underline the idea that social pressure, to be more exact the problems of economic instability and class or racial inequalities, provide a direct impact on public health worsening.

Of the 53% of patients who have medications, 30% have their pressures lowered as required by the recommendations of the 7th Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High [...]

The taxonomy of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals the complexity of this species; apart from this taxonomy, the paper will also present the pathogenesis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection and the methods of treating the diseases which it [...]

Leaders in the nursing field empower or allow nurses and other individuals to assist in fulfilling the objectives of the organization.

They also agree to a point that the drug causes some damage to the lungs and pulmonary system as a result of the tendency of the smokers to inhale it deeper and to hold it [...]

The study shows that this population category understands the importance of breastfeeding and hence emphasizes breastfeeding their children and sustaining the practice to a period of a year or more.

Duran, notes that the absence of information about Hispanics contributes largely to the unavailability of competitive healthcare services of the same.

In this phase, emphasis is placed on preventing the spread of the virus to humans. In this phase, the virus is not fully communicable.

However, when I joined my husband in Canada, my eyes opened to other branches of medicine, in particular, to neuropathology and I understood that it had to be my vocation.

This paper analyses the use of amalgam and explores the credibility of the fears that dental amalgam is not health-friendly. When dental amalgam is used as a restorative material, there are waste materials that need [...]

Well, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gonorrhea is a curable disease. It is advisable also to go for a gonorrhea test and pressurize sex mates to do the same.

Proceeding to the issue of quality indicators according to which one may judge the quality of medical care provided in a certain medical institution and design the QI plan it is necessary to identify their [...]

Insulin resistance in GDM is likely to be the result of a combination of lifestyle factors and the insulin-desensitizing effect of chorionic gonadotrophins.

To ensure the continuous improvement of medical care services there was a Health Care Quality Improvement Act adopted in 1986 and dedicated to the issues worrying the government as well as the population of the [...]

The primary purpose of the immune system is to distinguish self from non-self and further eliminate the latter from the organism.

One of the main ways to create the flu vaccine in the United States of America remains the production of the vaccine from the embryonated chicken eggs.

Nursing history is as old as humanity Earlier centuries nursing care was disorganized, unsanitary, and lacking in scientific foundation The modern definition of Nursing: A science and an art that focuses on promoting quality [...]

In order to make sure that internal conflicts are minimal in the organization, it is important to make sure that the management establishes a good and clear system of reporting work-related conflicts and disputes within [...]

The management should represent the majority of the employees so as to make sure that the employees do not feel separated from the management, which would also contribute to causing them to resist the program [...]

The trade-off for the improved blood flow of PVCs, for instance, is that they are the most susceptible to both problems.

The theories of the family include the historical theory, the stress theory, the functional-structural theory, and of course the attachment theory.

The health care industry refers to a business sector that involves the offering of expertise or opinion of professionals and consultants or the offering of service with regards to the safety or enhancement of the [...]

This is exactly what I expect from a school of dentistry and this is why I wish to be a part of it.

The US and the Northern countries are getting ready for a second wave of the H1N1 infections that could affect many people and lead to many more being hospitalized, thousands dead and closure of businesses [...]

There is always a certain level of pressure present in the arteries in order to circulate blood in the whole body.

This is a legal duty that Doctor Children should have carried out but it was clear that she skipped this responsibility and could therefore be liable for the problems that emanated after the surgery such [...]

Patients with AF face risks of stroke and heart failure, and the dwindled quality of life because of either AF symptoms like fatigability and palpitations or the often associated cardiovascular diseases.

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 [...]

In the consideration of the program for the ambulatory health care center, issues such as efficiency, quality, and diversity of the services provided must be considered.

The caregiver is required to give the patient hope and make their stay in the hospital as easy as they can.

And in the case of contaminants that are created by the microbes in the plaque, if extended, the gums detach from the teeth causing cavities with complementary bone obliteration to form.

It highlights the key role of nurses in the success of such programs and the importance of their awareness and initiative in determining prognosis.

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 is a feature of the nation when there is a survey on people's mentality and ability to live and take care of them.

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 [...]

And when the patient is able to stand and is willing to make the effort to become mobile again, the public readily comprehends the scenes of therapists coaxing along a patient to get around again [...]

The increase in the number of uninsured and underinsured patients in the United States has posed a challenge to nurse practitioners; who must strike a balance between the quality of care and the cost of [...]

Insufficient intake of them is now accepted as a significant contributor to the worldwide problems of illness through increased rates of sickness and death from communicable diseases by reducing resistant and non-resistant defenses and by [...]

This has largely been fuelled by an increase in the cultural and ethnic diversity of the American population; this has rendered the standard "one-size-fits-all" services ineffective in addressing both the unique need of minority populations [...]

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 [...]

Martin and her group were helping the kids develop good habits such as brushing, flossing, eating a healthy diet and scheduling regular dental visits at an early age in order to help children maintain a [...]

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.

The public health inspectors are involved in inspection of food premises and of vendors to ensure that they are licensed and have a valid license to operate; they also inspect the sanitation and hygienic conditions [...]

Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner Pediatrics is therefore a registered nurse and a nurse practitioner with advanced training in pediatrics and can provide high quality nursing care to infants, children and adolescents.

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.

Hospice care in the UK as compared to hospice in Kenya is more developed and at a amature' and advanced level.

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 [...]

To understand how the disease affects the body, a brief introduction to the structure and functions of motor neurons in the body would be necessary."A motor neuron is one of the largest cells in the [...]

Healthy People 2010 is one of the latest documents that aims to increase the quality of healthy life and eliminate all possible health disparities."These two goals set out the territory in which health promotion and [...]

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.

A look at the escalation in premium suggests that purchase of LTC while a person is younger and can afford continuity in premium payments is prudent.

The mechanisms that contribute to resistance are a mutation of a bacterial gene on the chromosome or transfer of a resistance gene from other organisms by the exchange of genetic information by conjugation, transduction, or [...]

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 [...]

The main goal of repair is to prevent rupture and increase the life expectancy of patients. Abdominal ultrasound is the most commonly used modality for diagnosis and determination of the size of the aneurysm.

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.

Jane L Givens and Susan L Mitchell "Concerns about End-of-Life Care and Support for Euthanasia" Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Article in Press FOR The authors state socio-demographic characteristics of the people are the [...]

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 [...]

Examples of primary perianal disease are Crohn's fissures, ulcers and the ulcerated pile complex of Crohn's disease, Crohn's ulcers may be aggressive to extend to the vagina.

With developments in treating ulcerative colitis evolved the concept of sequential Crohn's disease treatment that is to induce remission and to maintain it.

The changing trends in the incidence of pertussis have important implications in the recognition and control of the spread of this disease.

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 [...]

5 times more likely to be breastfed at discharge and 9. 5 times more likely to be breastfed at discharge and 9.

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.

Depending on the extent of this defect the prognosis of the condition can range from favorable to life-threatening; there is no known treatment for the condition; however, it can be managed symptomatically. The condition with [...]

These different forms of mercury produce different levels of toxicity; however, all of them are toxic depending on the route of exposure, the period of such and the dose involved.

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 purpose of this literature review is to provide a critical evaluation of quantitative QOL measurement in adult cancer patients undergoing BMT or PBSCT.

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.

While the blood is within the dialyzer, the dialysis fluid is delivered by a mechanical proportioning pump to flow on the other side of the membrane from the blood to the dialysate.

Re-emergence infectious diseases come as a result of failure of public health measures put in place to prevent and control the infectious disease or development of antimicrobial confrontation.

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 introduction of medical interpreters in healthcare setups is the only feasible solution to counter the expected growth of the segment of population that requires this service; and to reduce and prevent the disparity in [...]

The most important issue is the need for continued education and keeping up to date due to the recent advancements and discoveries in the field of oncology.

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 [...]

One of the complications of PCOS that has even initiated a lot of research studies on use of alternative medicine in treatment of PCOS is infertility which is basically caused by the disturbance in the [...]

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 [...]

Congenital abnormalities of the small intestines lead to reduction of the length of the small intestines and poor development of the gut surfaces which are very important in normal functions of the gut: absorption of [...]

1 Anatomy of the tooth The tooth is embedded in and attached to the alveolar process of the mandible. However, the damage of the periodontal ligaments in PD, may lead to the expansion of the [...]

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.

The care of qualified practitioners and a system that allows for transfer of patients in hospital is necessary according to the finding of this study.

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.