Essays on Medicine Page 22

Spectrum of disease The diseases caused by Aspergillus may be considered to be of broad spectrum. In fact, aside from causing simple allergic reactions, at certain situations especially during immunosuppressed conditions, invasive disease forms may be developed; specifically, the four main categories of diseases that manifest from Aspergillus infections are pulmonary aspergillosis, disseminated aspergillosis, aspergillosis…

Peter D. Kramer, M.D. tells of his first experience with Prozac involving a woman named Tess. Tess was the eldest of 10 children, born to a passive mother and an alcoholic father. Tess was physically and sexually abused as a child. When Tess was 12 her father dies and her mother entered a clinical depression…

In this case, the three important ethical issues to consider are ethical distress, ethical dilemma, and SOCIO of control. I believe that ethical distress is one of the main ethical issues in this case since the patient desires to remain on a ventilator to avoid losing her life. She makes it very clear to the…

Dr. Bernard D. Davis, professor of bacterial physiology at Harvard medical school in Cambridge, stated “that after twenty years of expanding experience with biotechnology with no detectable harm to humans or to the environment, this concern has turned into a good idea” qtd. In Bender and Leon 23. Genetic engineering is defined as the scientific…

The United States health care system can be somewhat complicated and often have some barriers or limitations to care. The continuum of care is one of the concepts that is applied to prevent the limitations within the system. Continuum of care is defined as: A range of services developed and organized to address the variety…

Using computerized electronic medical records management systems will provide nurses and patients with increased quality of care. Because electronic medical records are quantifiable, data from existing and previous patients sharing the same medical condition and/or characteristics can be researched to determine the best care plan and outcomes for the patient, such as what methods of…

My sister, Stacey May, had a pacemaker implanted at age 7 (1988). Occasionally throughout the 2 years prior to her surgery, she suffered with fainting episodes. One day while at cheerleading practice, she had fainted and was taken to the ER. At that time the doctor at the hospital found no reason for her fainting…

Because of the presence of perspicuous flagella, species included this genus are motile and most strains swarm in periodic cycles, producing a characteristic concentric swarming pattern, or spread in a uniform film over uterine media solidified with agar or gelatin, which is evident in the streak plates done over the course of a few weeks,…

Malaria is a potentially fatal unwellness of tropical and semitropical parts. The disease is caused by a parasite which is transmitted to human existences bitten by septic mosquitoes. The disease is widespread in Africa, and over one million people die of malaria every twelvemonth on the continent. WHICH AREAS HARBOUR MALARIA? Within South Africa’s borders…

The Urinary System is a group of organs in the body concerned with filtering out excess fluid and other substances from the bloodstream. The organs included in the urinary system are the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped, reddish brown organs about the size of your fist. The renal capsule, a…