Essays on Medicine

Why I Want to Pursue a Career in Medicine, Why I Will Be an Asset to the College, and Further Information Including My Previous Accomplishments

I come from a family of doctors, so perhaps considering a career in medicine is a logical step for me. Having been raised in that family environment, I naturally became interested in medical matters. Looking back, I think that from an early age I dreamed of becoming a physician, although I have to admit that my interest intensified when my beloved Grandma was diagnosed with cancer and then underwent several surgical procedures as a ...

- Mobile technology in the form of smartphones and tablets poised an important technological advantage that alters the delivery and quality of patient experience on every level. Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, autism, and other chronic diseases. The technology can help chronic disease patients in terms of reminding them to take medication at on time. Diabetes patients for example, would be able to monitor their sugar level through mobile applications that calculates and analyzes the results of glucometer tests by punching in the numbers into the mobile application. In addition, insulin dependent patients are given information regarding insulin dosage ...

Chapter 8 Somatoform Disorders

1. Conversion disorders are health problems that start from a psychological conflict or emotional crisis. Symptoms of this disorder include blindness, inability to speak, numbness and paralysis. The difference between conversion disorders and “genuine” medical problems is that unlike real medical problems, their symptoms have a psychosocial origin. There is no physical cause of the symptoms.

2. A) One feels so sorry for Jenny. Although one understands the pain that Jenny went through when she broke up with his fiancée, one cannot tolerate her behavior. It is not right to deceive other people and ...

Barrett`s esophagus is a complication of the gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). In Barrett`s esophagus, the tube that conveys food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach changes to a tissue that resembles the lining of the intestine. Barrett`s esophagus does not have any specific symptoms but the patients show symptoms related to GERD (Tilanus & Attwood, 2001). People that have this disease are at a higher risk of getting cancer termed as esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Causes

The exact cause of Barrett`s esophagus is not known but gastro esophageal reflux disease poses as a risk factor for ...

HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND ACCESS TO SERVICES

Managing and offering health care to the patients has become among the most controversial and problematic issues in the United States of America presently. The major problem is arising as a result of conflicts between the health care providers and the interests of the patients. The problem entails access to quality health care and cost of the health care. The costs are abnormally high while the quality is substandard, hence resulting to an economy with unhealthy population. Many health care providers have included some high costs on cost of medication. Others like health maintenance organizations have been able to ...

Coope, Christopher Mill. “Death with dignity.” Hastings Center Report, 27.5, (2007): 37.

This is an argument about the greatest disadvantage about euthanasia. It makes the people think that the only ay to die with dignity is by going to euthanasia. This is quiet misleading. As opposed to this option, the author argues that the best way is to give the different options on how to die with dignity.

This paper will help in developing an argument against euthanasia. It indicates that the practice tends tow whitewash the minds of the patients and the medical practitioners, thereby blinding them ...

1. The extent to which you feel you have attained the course objectives. Please be specific and address each of the objectives.

I believe that the medical sociology is isolated as a social institution. As a social institution, medicine has value (objectives, principles, and codes), structure, and function, form its organization, symbols, statuses and roles (doctors, patients, government, etc.), the system of vocational stratification and vocational education. Allocation of medical sociology as an independent branch was only in the 50s of 19th century in the United States. For the first time, a new industry was in demand ...

Based on research findings, the leading disease and apparently the cause of deaths in United States health care system has been established to be heart disease (cardiovascular disease), heart disease is responsible for about 28.5 % of all the deaths in the United States (Meyer, 2013). These results concur with the prevalence of heart disease in New York. Apart from cardiovascular disease, another prevalent and apparently the second cause of deaths in New York State is cancer (Barker, 2013). This disease has several risk factors associated with it that includes an individual’s lifestyle, genetic makeup, and the environmental risk ...

Answers

- The differences between the cardiovascular diseases and the coronary heart diseases

The major differences between these two types of diseases relates to the vascular components of the cardiovascular system. This simply means that the cardiovascular diseases do not only involve the heart alone but also involves all the heart linked vessels. i.e all arteries, veins and lymphatics found to be associated with the heart and blood passes to and from the heart. However, the coronary heart diseases only relate to the vessels that are within the heart itself and supply the heart itself and also the muscles of ...

Aryuvedic Medicine

Ayurvedic medicine is a type of Alternative medicine that is used in the place of conventional medicine. According to NCCAM, Ayurvedic practices can be traced back to 5000 years ago in India (Snyder, 2007). Ayurvedic therapy uses dietary concepts, herbal compounds and aspect of spirituality in treatment.

Ayurvedic medicine is widely accepted and promoted in the Eastern wholesome health beliefs. For example, the Indian government together with many other oriental health institutes supports research and education on Ayurvedic medicine. The Sanskrit, a classical Indian text defines Aryuveda as the science composed of “eight components” (Snyder, 2007). These components can ...

Life is a boon to every living kind. It has been the system of nature that one depends upon others for their survival. The dependency can be in different format. It can be either for the food, support, and different other variables. Humans being the social creature are dependent upon one another for their survival. The dependencies are upon the biological and physical needs of people. One helps other upon their survival fulfilling their needs at various different levels.

Human body is composed of different organs sharing common features with other bodies. Unlike some organs, different biological units are ...

Body Mass Index

Determining Body Mass Index via dividing weight expressed in pounds (lbs) with height expressed in inches (in) squared then multiplying by 703 (a conversion factor). Therefore, formula for BMI: weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703 (Frankenfield et al. 4).Weight = 134 lbs, Height = 5'4" (64").Calculation: [134 ÷ (64)2] x 703 = 23.0. This BMI is categorized as normal weight.

Underweight refers to a body mass index below 18.5 or anyone who is 15-20 percent below his/her normal weight for height and age is categorized as underweight (Benforado 9). A body mass index between 25 and 29.9 is ...

Admission Essay

Growing up in Egypt, my family did not have much – my parents were extremely loving people who taught myself and my sister the value of a good education. Working often menial jobs, they scrimped, saved and worked as hard as they could to allow us to follow our dreams. When the time came to graduate high school, my family’s limited finances left us with a dilemma – allow me to go to school right away, or to save that money and work harder to help my sister achieve her dream of becoming a medical doctor. I immediately knew the ...

Where does Bill Gates eat? According to the various lists Bill Gates is either the worlds richest person or has been within the top three for the better part of a generation. As CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates changed the way humanity interacts with itself and its environment. The revolution he ushered has made what once would have been considered ‘magic’ possible. With his creativity and business acumen he has accumulated a vast fortune. The vast majority of his fortune, some 95%, is dedicated to philanthropic purposes. Where does such a man eat? Why should he want to dine ...

Healthcare is a wide field and it has so many regulations. The regulations come from government agencies and private institutions. An efficient healthcare system that functions smoothly ensures that the citizens get the best. All fields of the healthcare is overseen by one regulatory body or another and other cases several bodies regulate one field. The nature of health care necessitates that regulation must exist. Every aspect of the healthcare is under one form or other regulations. Examples include mechanisms to control professionals who provide care, the institutions in which healthcare is provided, the drugs and tools used in ...

Responsibilities of Informatics Nurse

Nursing informatics refers to a way of maintaining patient information in an organized manner (Lee, Lee & Moorhead, 2009, p. 9). The modern smart phone and tablet computers devices helps nurses keep or maintain the latest patient information. This is an evolving field and the roles of an informatics nurse may change on a daily basis or from one health facility to another. More often than not, though, informatics nurses are in charge of systems implementation. This involves working with information technology to incorporate computer systems within the nursing workflow. Informatics nurse ensures implementations of systems are undertaken smoothly, without ...

Introduction

Lifestyle diseases are those diseases caused by bad eating habits. While the effects of these diseases have been a major concern for the states and the federal government as a whole, proper mechanisms to address the issue have not been put in place. These lifestyle diseases have become the main cause of deaths today. Therefore important an amicable solution is reqiured to address this issue in both the short term and long term. Mark Bittman in his article, “Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables” in the Sunday Review of the New York Times provides a deep analysis ...

Background information about Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. It is an hour and a half drive from Chicago. The city is located on the Southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and has a population of about 600,000 people going by the statistics from the 2010 census. The larger Milwaukee Metropolitan area has a population of about 1.6 million people. Milwaukee has a humid continental climate. The hottest months are between May and September when temperatures range between 48oF and 80oF. Between October and April temperatures can go as low as 5oF. As such tourists are advised to ...

Essay on Black Elk's

A developed religion is an integrated system of belief, lifestyle, ritual activities, and social institutions by which individuals give meaning to (or find meaning in) their lives by orienting themselves to what they take to be holy, sacred, or of highest value.

The Black Elk’s religion is a developed religion in that it consists of both various beliefs and ritual activities as well as lifestyles of the followers. This religion consists of various aspects of Christianity and Lakota. This therefore entailed various aspects of healing and curing disease due to the power of the religion. This religion is ...

Introduction

The ability to assist someone to understand himself or herself and his or her capacities besides developing his or her potentialities to solve the problems at hand and achieve social and psychological compatibility depends on a number of factors. The counselor needs to have better communication skills, knowledge and experience, passion, adequate resources, among others. Everyone needs guidance and counseling, which is vital in helping one solve the everyday problems.

Lack of guidance and counseling when one is going through difficulties eventually makes one become sick and even is some circumstances makes one commit suicide as a better way ...

Podolsky, S. H. (2005). The Changing Fate of Pneumonia as a Public Health Concern in 20th-Century America and Beyond. American Journal of Public Health, 95(12): 2144-2154. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.048397.

The article proposes the essence of understanding the history of pneumonia. The article covers historical data from the emerging awareness of the disease in 1930 to the 20th century. Within this timeline Podolsky illustrates the significance of vaccine, control programs and reeducation of physicians. The author also provides insights on how penicillin and sulfonamides affected control programs. As control programs regressed government concerns also become devoid. As a consequence, ...

Introduction

Over the recent past, juvenile delinquency has been a hotly contested issue in the city of Centervale. This has been attributed to the continuous upsurge of criminal activities. As indicated in the official data, there is an increase of status offenses particularly curfew and truancy. The city’s police department has also reported that numbers of minor arrests involving vandalism, larceny, illegal entry and assault has consistently increased. Juvenile offending has also seen a rapid rise in the number of incidents involving female offenders.

The local residents have developed an assumption that children have gone out of control. Despite ...

Boynton, Emily. "Helicopter Transport Increases Survival for Seriously Injured Patients." University of Rochester Medical Center. N.p., 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. <http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3087>.

The article is significant in defining that helicopter transportation of trauma patients is faster and safer than use of ground ambulances. This conclusion is vital in redefining the thesis for this paper.

Carter, Gary, Robert Couch, and Daniel J. O'Brien. "The evolution of air transport systems: a pictorial review." The Journal of emergency medicine 6.6 (1988): 499-504.

In their article, Gary, Robert, and Daniel are mainly determined to analyze the evolution of air ...

Q 1 The vital duties offered by the board improve the effectiveness of health management. The responsibilities involve; the board articulates, envisions and focus on implementation of the institution’s objectives, operations and vision. The board ensures high levels of performance in the executive organization. It focuses on the performance of the hospital employees. The board also ensures good care of the patients and statures financial committee equally (Biggs, 2004). The board must ensure vital financial duties for the organization’s fiscal health. Problematic issues arise when the board tries to achieve the break-even instead of making a profit. ...

The book provides most of the learners with various skills relating to clinical health care. These enable them to make the correct decision in various levels. In essence, every individual needs a healthy and a balanced diet in order to acquire a healthy living. In most cases it takes the intervention of the medical practitioner to give some guidelines on the kind of the food one can use in order to acquire a healthy being. Normally there are many choices that make the foundation for the healthy diet.

With reference to the article, one must have the best attitude ...

Introduction

- Identify the underlying disease based upon the information given Based on the information provided, Mike is suffering from PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease). This is because he has pain in his legs when walking at a fast pace and has an ABI (Ankle Brachial Index) score of 0.8. This score indicates that he is in the abnormal status and at a risk of developing PAD disease. The score also indicates that Mike has pain in the foot or buttocks while exercising. - List and describe three palliative medications that you would suggest the subject begin taking? - Aspirin, which ...

Glade Bender JL, Lee A, Reid JM, Baruchel S, Roberts T, Voss SD, Wu B, Ahern CH, Ingle AM, Harris P, Weigel BJ, Blaney SM. Phase I pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of pazopanib in children with soft tissue sarcoma and other refractory solid tumors: a children's oncology group phase I consortium report. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug 20;31(24):3034-43.

This study describes a phase I clinical trial of “Pazopanib” in pediatric patients suffering from soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Pazonapib is an anti-angiogenic drug. It is a competitive inhibitor of ATP molecule1,2. It competes with the ‘substrate’ ...

Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes Company in 2006. TOMs Shoes is for profit that focuses on social problems. It is located in Ethiopia, Argentina, and China and donates shoes to children in 23 countries. TOMS Shoes believes that it can improve the lives of people through business. It gives away one new pair of shoes for every pair sold to needy children and replaces outgrown shoes. Mycoskie identified that many children did not have shoes in developing countries. The children had to walk for miles in search of essential services, such as medical services, clean water, and education without ...

Health care is becoming an expensive commodity in America every single day. Countless Americans are dealing with the burden of increasing health care cost, which is making access to essential health care a dream. This paper seeks to discuss the factors responsible for inflation in health care cost, in America.

Estimates show that the cost of health care in the US will be approximately $4.8 trillion by 2021. The cost of health care was $2.6 trillion in the year 2010 and $75 billion dollars in the year 1970. It is surprising that the cost of healthcare will be equivalent ...

Research problem

Sarcoidosis is one major health problem that needs urgent attention. It is a disease that affects any organ of the body by causing inflammation. The problem occuring with this is the formation of granulomas which occur majorly during the immune reaction against the foreign cells that are causing inflammatory reactions. It is a disease that affects all age group but commoner in men and those between 20-50 age groups (Gibbons, 2013). The problem about this condition is that it may occur without any symptoms.

The commonest symptoms are those results from lung issues such as wheezing, coughing, chest pain, ...

Burns, Tony, et al., eds. Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, 4 Volume Set. Vol. 1. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Dermatology refers to the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. However, during study most students do not specialize on intrinsic problems of the skin only. They also study internal medicine as well as various environmental and occupational factors that are main causes of skin problems. Proper knowledge on internal medicine helps to solve skin problems which may be mainly caused by internal infections. The dermatologist must also be well aware of the medicine part of ...

According to Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, there has been a prediction by the federal government claiming that there is to be an expected increase in the number of hospital nursing vacancies by nearly 29% which is approximately 800,000 by the year 2020, this will not be filled by slow increase in the number of nurses as their rate of increase will only be a mere 6%.

As it had been noted that higher level of nursing staff will increase both nurse satisfaction and higher quality health care, this cannot be ...

Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHPs) are medical insurance plans which allow a person to pay for certain medical services directly, rather than pay premiums to the insurer, who in turn caters for the expenses. Basically they save the consumer from paying high premiums in a comprehensive health insurance cover (Eagle et.al., 2009). The consumer is given the option of selecting which service to pay for based on their needs (Balser Group, 2013). High Deductable Health Plans on the other hand attract low premiums but the consumer has to bare more out of pocket expenses than in conventional health insurance ...

Chapter 13: Evaluation and Research

Evaluation and research is very important in every aspect of life. In counseling and counseling related activities, evaluation and research happens to be the back bone of all that takes place (Erford 2007). This is so because clients or patients need to be treated each, according to the problem ailing them. This is so because mental problems are not the same like one would say about physical body illnesses. There are conditions hat have a standardized form of treatment and counseling cannot be said to be like them. A good counselor is one who is always on the lookout, ...

Item 1

- The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law requiring all employers with group health insurance coverage to grant its employees with unpaid yet job-protected leaves without the postponement of their health insurance, subject to their eligibility. Whereas the FMLA allows employers to let their employees with family and medical problems go on leave without pay, it nevertheless requires them to preserve the job positions and health insurance benefits of eligible employees. Employees eligible under the FMLA include full and part-time employees with a weekly working duration of, or exceeding ...

Introduction

The Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for the administration of various key federal health care programs with a main mission of enhancing the timely delivery of quality health care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and ensure that these programs are administered in an efficient manner. The agency also ensures that program beneficiaries are aware of the services they are entitled to receive, and that those services are accessible and of high quality. To achieve its mandate, the agency has adapted policies, actions and ...

1. What microorganism do you believe is to blame for this illness (be specific)? Provide background information on this organism, history, morphology, virulence factors, toxins

Hemophilus Influenza is a cocobacillus that is small, pleomorphic and is gram-negative. It is non-motile and does not form spores. It is also a facultative anaerobe. Some strains of Hemophilus influenza have a capsule composed of polysaccharide (Deverajan, 2012), (CDC, 2013). There are 6 different stereotypes of the virus, labeled a-f. This division is based on the biochemical differences in the capsules (Deverajan, 2012). Some strains of Hemophilus Influenza do not possess capsules and ...

Like any other business organization, the medical sector has a system of ethics which refers to moral principles that determine principles and rulings regarding the practice of medicine. Medical ethics as a scholarly discipline involves practical applications of the clinical atmosphere as well as application of the principles of philosophy, sociology and theology. This follows that fact that it is important to do right by the superior being, by the established societal morals and what is individually right. For this reason, persons seeking medical assistance (patients) have a right to enjoy their personal freedom while at the same time ...

Working in the Emergency Department as a Patient Care Technician, my job entails assisting medical practitioners. To some this might seem too much of a responsibility, but I relish the opportunity to interact with these professionals as I nurture my intrigue and curiosity. I have come to understand their perspectives and philosophies undergirding their professional commitment. In a way, my interaction with them has sharpened my resolve to pursue a career as a Physician Assistant (PA).

My reasons for settling for a PA are subtle, but nevertheless very close to my heart. As a practicing PA, I will be ...

Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Cells and microorganisms

This chapter looks at the morphology, and pathogenic mechanisms of prokaryotic cells and microorganisms respectively. It discusses in detail the structural components, functions of the different organelles of prokaryotic cells as well as feeding and survival mechanisms of prokaryotic microorganisms.

Prokaryotic cells have a specialized cellular structure. Prokaryotes are unicellular and their cells have no cellular organelles, that is, a membrane does not surround their nucleus. These cells contain intricate phospholipids, sterols, and sphingolipids. They are typically 1-5µm in diameter .

Their outer surface is covered by glycocalyx, which is a gel like ...

Personal Statement

I have chosen biology as my field of study, in order to facilitate my career objective to be an entrepreneur in the field of medical services – specifically in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) and sperm banking. This Bachelor of Sciences degree in biology will provide me with the necessary qualification and background to establish myself as a laboratory director in any of the countries I have short-listed as possible locations to start my own business. Most of those are either in South America (Argentina, Chile, and Colombia) or in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia). As Russia is my home country, that could ...

In 2003, scientists completed the mapping of the entire human genome. Understanding a human’s genetic makeup allows for all sorts of possibilities, like the cure for diseases. The first use of IVF treatment in 1978, allowed for the prescreening for certain diseases. For example, nowadays the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) allows for the detection of cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, and hemophilia A. This is only the beginning; soon enough parents will be able to pick specific traits that they want passed down. One method of doing this is called germline gene therapy.

This means ...

The initial assumption after hearing about the 20-year-old female patient’s nausea and vomiting is that she had suffered from food intolerance because it is a common occurrence when people eat shellfish (LeBlond, Brown, & DeGowin, 2009). However, it is important to remember that misdiagnosis occurs in 30 – 40 percent of cases in which patients report abdominal pain (Seller & Symons, 2012), so a detailed assessment of the patient’s medical history should be performed, followed by physical examinations and diagnostic tests.

Previous or current pharmacological treatments and information about possible chronic disorders is relevant for reaching the correct diagnosis. For ...

Fall prevention is important in both hospital settings and at home because they can result in fractures, head trauma, soft tissue trauma, prolonged rehabilitation, emotional trauma, loss of confidence, and high patient readmission rates (Oliver, Daly, Martin, & McMurdo, 2004). For the healthcare providers, fall prevention is an essential practice because poor prevention measures can result in increased anxiety or guilt among the staff and litigation from the injured patient’s family if the fall occurs within the hospital.

The elderly population is at a significant risk for adverse events when they fall in contrast to other age groups. According ...

Arguably, in every state the issue of health care and other health related concerns takes the center stage. The article is actually comprehensive in analyzing the impacts of the changes that health care policies and cutting of costs on residency programs. Based on the article I believe some of the states are justified in making adjustments. One of the critical aspects in the article is the absence of a policy that balances the issue of finances, training of medical practitioners, as well as expansion of medical school. There should be equilibrium in all the aspects. It is worth noting ...

Question One

A theory is a logical explanation to the existence of a given phenomenon or situation. It acts as a basic principle that to explain why something is in existence or is happening. For any explanation to be approved as a theory there has to be evidence and a level of truth to support a theory. Theories act as the basic explanation towards getting deeper knowledge as to why certain scenarios are in existence. In many cases for any explanation to be termed as a theory, it must have some truth. One of the most notable theories is the evolution ...

A disease is defined as a condition that is abnormal in the body of a living thing. It can be communicable or non-communicable. A communicable disease is that which can be infected from person to person through bodily contact. A non-communicable disease is the opposite. It is both non-transmissible and non-infectious. That is to say, it cannot be infected from person to person through bodily contact. Some good examples of non-communicable diseases (NCD) are Alzheimer’s disease, Osteoporosis, diabetes and cataracts. To add to that, good examples of communicable diseases (CD) are measles, influenza, HIV, chicken pox, nausea and ...

Introduction

Organized crime refers to a network of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals in an organized manner and who are engaged in illegal activities. Such criminal organizations are well organized with a clear chain of command and segregation of duties among its members in much a similar way to a lawful organization or government. The only distinction between organized crime organizations and other lawful organizations is that they are engaged in illegal activities. It is organized crime organizations that are usually responsible for transnational crimes. Transnational crimes denote crimes that have significanteffects in more than one country. This is ...

Authority is the power or right given to an executive or a managing officer to perform or manage designated actions which will influence directly the actions of other individuals through which organizational goals and objectives are realized. Authority is formally given and includes the right to, commit resources, command situations and give directions that should be followed. It is accompanied also by transparency and accountability. An organization refers to a group of people who have a responsibility of managing and structuring in a way that makes them meet their targeted objectives. For a company to meet its goals, it ...

Heritage of health and healing in a faith based community

Health is important in the community. However, with the rising cost in medical care, individuals are more likely to avoid seeking any medical care. Faith-based organizations are significant in addressing these issues by conducting several health programs, which cover areas such as health education, screening, and management of health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer prevention and awareness, mental health dare, nutritional guidance, smoking cessation and weight loss (DeHaven, Hunter, and Berry, 2004). Such programs benefit the community greatly. Healing in a faith-based community seeks to embrace the values and cultural heritage of the community. The nurse ...

Many insurance companies have over the years taken advantage of their customers. Medical insurance companies have used the preexisting condition of their clients to deny them coverage that they desperately need. Clearly health insurance companies are not out to assist their clients but to maximize their profits. In the case of Rosalyn Schwartz, her insurance provider refused to extend insurance for ulcers.

This was because she already had ulcers at the time she sought to have her own health insurance. One of things that should have been done differently in the case of Rosalyn Schwartz was that in her ...

Physical therapy is a challenging and demanding career. Working in conjunction with other health care professionals, the role of the physical therapist is indispensible to improving the quality of life of a patient who is otherwise incapacitated in some respect. The corpus of knowledge that must be attained is quite large and covers the entire range of human physiology, and consequently further specialization exists to learn an heal more specific ailments that afflict the patients.

My interest in Physical therapy became evident during my academic work towards the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. Following my ...

My desire to become a physician began during my teenage years while watching my father be treated for rheumatic heart disease. The dedication and caring that the physicians exhibited created a lasting impression on me. As my father recovered, my passion for medicine steadily increased. I soon realized that medicine was not just a career, but rather a way of life. Medicine requires dedication, perseverance, patience, and empathy, and I had set myself to master these traits and become a caring physician in the vein of my father’s doctors. Medicine in my native Libya was a very hard ...

Before I started running my own company, providing massage therapy and other alternative medicine treatment, I had to face different challenges and take major risks. Moreover, I had to overcome my own problems with health and become courageous enough to look into the depth of my heart to see what I really wanted to do in my life. One of the first such challenging periods of my life started in the late September of 2004, when I got a work contract in the UK for an Industrial Project Management Company. I was very proud about working there, because it ...

Introduction

The article is health fitness informative and addresses based on research evidence the risks associated with long hours sitting behaviors. The article warns of the various diseases and mortality risk that are associated with spending most of wake time in sitting usually termed as sedentary behavior. Health professionals have been advancing for the importance of cardiovascular exercise against sedentary behavior. Researchers have strong evidence on the role of moderate to vigorous physical exercise in averting cardiovascular associated diseases, some cancers, obesity and type 2 diabetes. The need to understand this sedentary behavior and its associated risks to the ...

Medical students find it essential to learn human anatomy, which deals with anatomical structures of the human body, including organs, cells, tissues, and organ systems. Anatomy relates to physiology, the branch of science dealing with the functioning of living organisms (Snell, 2011). Therefore, it is not enough to identify body structures, but also to understand them. For example, knowledge about human anatomy can help understand anatomical behaviors such as the human sexual response cycle. The most significant reason for understanding human anatomy is when a person plans to become a doctor, physician, or nurse. People planning to treat human ...

Diabetes affects nearly >20% of adults older than 65 years in the US (CDC website, 2011). Diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) occurs when the body fails to produce insulin appropriately or does not properly respond to insulin. Glucose, the fuel for various cells in human bodies, requires insulin, a hormone to absorb and suitably utilize it. Blood glucose level gets elevated when the insulin signaling mechanism gets compromised. This can lead to a host of metabolic abnormalities that leads to serious health complications. Complications caused by persistent elevated sugar level include heart disease, stroke, kidney failure blindness, foot ...

Vascular dementia is the decline in the level of thinking skills as a result of conditions that reduce or block the flow of blood to the brain, thus depriving it of the vital oxygen supply and nutrients. It is mostly associated with a stroke or several strokes. Although the strokes can be small in extent, their damage can accumulate over time. This can lead to confusion, memory loss among other signs. Vascular dementia accounts for up to 40% of all dementia cases in old adults (Paul, 2005).

Depending on the individual and how severe the stroke(s) are, vascular ...

Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996

Protecting individual privacy is a long standing tradition among the health care providers and public health practitioners. However, the shift of medical records from paper to electronic formats potentially increased the ease of access to other people, other than the health practitioners such as nurses. These are concerns that have been actively addressed by the United States department of health and human services. This has been achieved through the health insurance and accountability Act of 1996, which was done in a bid to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system.

The implementation of this Act has ...

The Magnet Recognition Program is a program developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC) that recognizes healthcare institutions for high quality patient care, innovations in the professional nursing practice and general nursing excellence. Consumers often rely on this Magnet designation to gauge the credentials for high quality nursing care provided by various healthcare organizations. The Magnet program derives its basis from the quality standards and indicators defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators (2004). The stated intent of the program is to provide healthcare consumers with an ultimate benchmark which they can ...