Essays on Medicine Page 25

Cyclooxygenase 2 belongs to a group of enzymes called Cyclooxygenases, which are responsible in the synthesis of prostaglandins. Emer M. Smyth, PhD & A ; Garret A. FitzGerald, MD ( 2007 ) province that there are presently three known Cyclooxygenases ; nevertheless COX-3 has merely been late witnessed, with high concentrations in the bosom and…

A Machine of Society In Ken Sevens book “One Flew Over the Sucked Nest”, he creates an interesting comparison between society and its goal to have those who are striving to be in society conform to a uniform mold. Keyes does this through the use of the Combine, a symbol of society as a culturally…

Caretaker dropped a bottle of pills on the floor. When she bent down to pick of the pills, she slipped on a pill and fell to the ground. On her way down she grabbed a filing cabinet in an attempt to stop her fall. The heavy cabinet fell over and landed on her back. Mrs…..

William Osler once said “Medicine is the science of uncertainty and the art of probability. ” While this quote was said nearly one-hundred years ago, it still holds the same weight as is once did. In Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam, this quote is shown to not only be true in regards to…

For those of you that do not know what happened last year, I would like to explain what happened and why I am now interested in ACLs. We were in gym class and I jumped in the air to catch a football and when I landed I felt a pop in my knee and I…

The world is filled with many types of trained individuals that assist in keeping our wellbeing status. Register nurses are one of these essential trained individuals that deal with the sick and help to keep up with everyone’s wellbeing around the community. In this career, it requires patience, a whole lot of it, and determination…

Without carbohydrate and protein testing the world would be highly lacking in the medical field. Since these compounds are so important for human life, many would not be saved from illness and disease if there was no way of monitoring them. Important tests for carbohydrates and proteins include: The Benedict’s Test for simple carbohydrates and…

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is often called “liquid ecstasy” because like X, it inspires a tendency to be touchy-feely and relaxed. However, its overall impact is more sedative than ecstasy, as GHB is a powerful relaxant and sleep-inducer, whereas X is an activity-inducing amphetamine. In fact, X is sometimes taken with GHB to counteract GHB’s mellowing…

            The world is filled with infomercials and websites and spam email discussing the wonders of this or that product.  Everything from shampoos, weight loss, aerobic programs, and the newest is Trigosamine which alleviates joint pain in an extremely short amount of time.  The website, www.trigosamine.com, touts that this product not only rebuilds joints and…

 Treatment options for Acute Myocardial InfarctionAcute myocardial infarction is one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and it has been found to account for about 500-700 thousand deaths annually (Fenton, 2009). This medical condition can simply be defined as the rapid development of necrosis of the heart tissue which…