Essays on Health Page 74

Neurotransmitters.             Neurotransmitters refer to certain chemicals agents which relay, modify and modulate signals from the neurons to other cells in the body (Rang, 2003).  When these chemicals are secreted at terminal axon ends of the nerve cells, they diffuse across the synaptic gap thereby transmitting information to the nearby adjoining cells such as glands,…

The Harvard Business School presents the case “CareGroup,” which tells the remarkable story of how the advanced information technology (IT) systems of the health-care company CareGroup suddenly crashed for three and a half days. It details the steps taken to recover from this incident and the invaluable lessons learned. On October 1, 1996, three distinguished…

There are many people who go on diets; whether it’s to lose weight or maintain their weight. Some go into them knowing what they’re doing and have a plan set specifically for them, but then there are other people who go on a diet without knowing the risks. Those who approve of diets believe going…

Magnolia has been bringing joy to every meal for three decades since its establishment in 1981 as part of San Miguel Corporation’s Magnolia Ice Cream Division. In 1987, Magnolia partnered with New Zealand Dairy Board (NZDB) to form Philippine Dairy Products Corporation (PDPC), with SMC holding a 70% stake. In July 2002, SMC acquired NZDB’s…

  Individual Differences and Abnormal Psychology: Coursework – Second semester 2007/81. Classification Systems in Abnormal PsychologyClassification systems are valuable first in determining whether certain behaviors are abnormal and second in ascertaining what type of abnormal behavior a certain behavioral disorder is. Using a classification system efficient in diagnosing a person’s psychological state and subsequently prescribing appropriate…

COMPANY PROFILE Mary Mediatrix Medical Center is a privately owned medical facility based in Lipa City, Batangas. It began as a humble clinic in 1958 founded by Dr. Vicente L. Magsino, a Cardiologist who engineered its success to become a full-pledged medical center in 1994. Mediatrix is classified by the Department of Health (DOH) as…

A health system, which can also be referred to as a health care system or healthcare system, is the organization of individuals, organizations, and resources that are responsible for providing healthcare services to particular populations (wikipedia.org, 2013). This delivery system comprises insurance companies, patients, physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers. The main goal of the…

Holography can be known as a relatively new system of Organizational governance where authority and the decision-making powers are equally vested and distributed to diligent and skilled members of the workforce. Unlike the age-old Hierarchy System of management where all powers were virtually centralized and vested with the company executives and higher level of management,…

There are many health issues and concerns that we have to worry about and attend to. I decided to write about Obesity. I chose to write about this topic because of the severity of it. It is an epidemic that is rapidly growing and overlooked by many. Obesity hasn’t always been a problem in America….

Summary: The patient’s left leg was injured in a motorcycle accident when his bike fell on it. The nurses who assessed the patient observed no pulse in the injured leg, indicating circulatory failure. Despite being informed of this concerning sign, the physician chose to ignore it and discharged the patient. However, shortly after leaving the…