Essays on Health Page 51

Is it addictive or not addictive? That is the question. According to Marie Winn, the author of “TV Addiction,” television viewing is comparable to substance abuse in the sense that once you start, it becomes difficult to stop. Winn firmly holds the belief that television is so addictive that it has the potential to ruin…

Body dysmorphic disorder is defined by the DSM-IV-TR as a condition marked by a preoccupation with an imaginary or minor defect in a facial feature or localized part of the body. The concern over one’s perceived defect is markedly excessive, and this preoccupation causes significant distress or impairment in one’s functioning (APA, 2000). In addition,…

Code of Ethics: The Living Legacy of Maryland The box on our driver’s license form asking if you want to be an organ donor is the same box that is on many hospital’s admission forms. Many people do not think much about what the answer to this question could mean for people in need of…

Dengue is an infection caused by a virus. You can get it if an infected mosquito bites you. It does not spread from person to person. It is a tropical disease and is commonly spread during rainy seasons. In the Philippine, dengue is reported as one of the leading causes of childhood hospitalizations. And even…

Argumentative Essay Getting Older A lot of people say that getting older is sad and difficult for old people which is true but at the same time they have lots of opportunities to enjoy this stage of life. That is why there are some advantages and disadvantages that needs to be discussed. On the plus…

A Summary of The Nature of Philosophical InquiryA Summary of Robert Johann’s “The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry” Philosophy has made advancement through the development of specialised methods that fragment the cognition that doctrine everlastingly seeks. Johann seeks to lucubrate on the nature of philosophical enquiry through the method of Pragmatism. more specifically Ontological Pragmatism. This…

Your patient is a 75 year old male admitted through the Emergency Room w/ cough, SOB and fever, Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2, Gout, chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage…

Regurgitation occurs when stomach contents reflux into the esophagus, pharynx, or oral cavity but do not enter the lungs. Many patients have gastric esophageal regurgitation that does not result in pulmonary aspiration. Aspiration occurs when this content is inhaled into the airway or respiratory tract. Aspiration may be asymptomatic, or with symptoms which include coughing,…

Jonathan Safran Foer was born in the splendid year of 1977, in Washington D. C. He was educated at Georgetown Day School, a private high school. Around this time, he wanted to be a brain surgeon, and one could argue that his fiction does indeed mess up your mind. He claims to have been the…

Your next patient is a 17 year old high school student. He is an avid video game player. After a complete history and physical exam, you find him to be healthy with a IBM of 24. 5. A. Even though he is in the upper limits of a IBM range, the patient is healthy but…