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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). It is a common, lethal disorder that affects both hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients, if overlooked, can lead to long-term complications. VTE results from a combination of hereditary and acquired risk factors. Vessel wall damage, venous stasis, and increased…

Many people consider healthcare to be a privilege while others consider it to be a right. This has been an argument for more than one hundred years. It has become such a big debate in the US that a politician’s position on the topic could be the deciding factor of putting him in the White…

Abstract             The 12-hour shift schedule of nurses is one of the hospitals’ response to the shortage of nurses in the United States. Having this type of schedule practised among nurses, some studies have shown deleterious effects on the provision of care and providing safety for patients. The focus of the research paper is to…

Multiple indicators of leukemia are present in today’s children. The four major indicators of childhood leukemia include Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) is a malignant neoplastic disease of the bone and bone marrow (“Acute Myelogenous Leukemia” 1). Compared to AML, where 10% of…

There is continuous controversy over vaccinations, focusing on the public health versus individual choice to receive the vaccines or not. While many argue that all vaccinations should be mandatory, others tend to disagree and lean towards allowing individuals to decide for themselves and their children of whether they will get vaccinated. Fake information was spread…

INTRODUCTION A. Sophomore year of high school, I was lifting weights on a Sunday afternoon at a local gym. I was finishing my last set of shoulder press, when I felt a sharp pain in my back. I left the gym that day and felt tired, but thought nothing of it. B. Growing increasingly weak,…

The human body itself is a magnificent machine. I am mesmerized by how the mechanisms are able to work together and carry out their functions. Robert C. Peale once said “the best and most efficient pharmacy is within your own system”. What fascinates me is when this “pharmacy” doesn’t function properly as one gets older…

A true football fan Imagine yourself walking through some bright shiny arched gates with the smell of sweat and hot dogs and the sound of people yelling. See the fresh paint and the open field. Welcome to a football game. There are many things that go on or that a person may go through when…

Sleep Deprivation is a condition that occurs when someone has had a lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation is such a bad condition that it affects the body’s ability to function correctly. For instance, sleep deprivation is connected with huge difference in the nerve transmitters and the nerve modulators, such as dopamine (Volkow et al., 2009)…

Soft addictions, which can take the form of any activity, mood, or way of being, are habits that consume the majority of our time, prevent us from experiencing genuine emotions, drain our energy, and prevent us from achieving the fulfilling and meaningful lives we desire and require. Despite these habits often being necessary behaviors like…