Essays on Medicine Page 4

A pressure ulcer is a specific type of damage that occurs when there is direct pressure on the skin causing cellular damage due to lack of blood flow (ischawmia), or when there is shearing or friction forces causing mechanical stress on the tissues (Chapman and Chapman 1981). Pressure ulcers commonly occur in areas where there…

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 40-year-old black Latin female presents with complaints of low back and right leg pain. She says that she hurt her back in a motor vehicle accident in 2000 and she has had a history of intermittent low back pain since that time. Last December she started a job where she…

TULSI-THE MEDICINAL PLANT The ‘TULSI’ plant or Indian basil (Ocimum Sanctum) is an important symbol in the Hindu religious tradition. The name ‘TULSI’ connotes “the incomparable one”. Tulsi is a venerated plant and Hindus worship it in the morning and evening. Tulsi grows wild in the tropics and warm regions. Dark or Shyama tulsi and…

Patient underwent bilateral diagnostic nasal endoscopy. The physician inserted an endoscope into the left nostril to evaluate nasal structures. The right nostril was also examined. Patient presents with a six- month history of hoarseness. The physician performs a laryngoscopy. The patient is prepped in the usual fashion. A fiberoptic laryngoscope is passed; the vocal cords…

Jaundice is defined as the yellow staining of the skin and sclerae that is caused by high levels in blood of the chemical bilirubin. The color of the skin and sclerae varies depending on how high or low the blood of the chemical bilirubin is. When the level is highly elevated, the skin or sclerae…

The perspective on the role of Medicine and the Medical Profession in society varies greatly. The sociology of Health encompasses various contrasting theories. One prominent theory highlights the growing emphasis on health in modern society, resulting in increased social control by the medical profession. On the other hand, the Marxist viewpoint argues that the welfare…

An allergy is an abnormal reaction to ordinarily harmless substance or substances. These sensitizing substances, called allergens, may be inhaled, swallowed or come into contact with the skin. When an allergen is absorbed into the body it triggers white blood cells to produce IgE antibodies. These antibodies attach themselves to mast cells causing release of…

     Current medicine is heavily relying on newer technologies to aid in diagnosing and treating difficult medical conditions. This is especially so in the cases of cancers such as breast cancer. Breast cancer claims thousands of lives each year, many of which are preventable with early diagnosis and treatment. Therefore a diagnostic procedure that is…

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…

Trinitrotoluene (TO) and Dehydrogenation (TO) are constantly Ewing produce but, are stored in the gland as droplets. When the body needs more hormones they are then relished in to the blood. The third hormone is called Calculation it works with calcium and deals with the bone metabolism. If the Thyroid Gland does not produce the…